continuous positive airways pressure
- continuous positive airways pressure
an air pressure in the range 5-30 cm H
2O (1.2-7.5 mPa). It can be applied to the upper airways using a full face mask or a nasal mask only (nCPAP). It is used in high-dependency units to optimize oxygen delivery to patients who are being weaned from ventilators and on patients at home with
sleep apnoea syndrome. It works by improving nasopharyngeal airways, reducing the work of breathing, and preventing basal
atelectasis during sleep.
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