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Mechanical ventilation
 | This article needs attention from an expert in Medicine. The specific problem is: Organization of topics. (April 2022) |
| Mechanical ventilation | |
|---|---|
 Servo-u Ventilator | |
| ICD-9 | 93.90 96.7 |
| MeSH | D012121 |
| OPS-301 code | 8-71 |
Mechanical ventilation or assisted ventilation is the medical term for using a ventilator machine to fully or partially provide artificial ventilation. Mechanical ventilation helps move air into and out of the lungs, with the main goal of helping the delivery of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide. Mechanical ventilation is used for many reasons, including to protect the airway due to mechanical or neurologic cause, to ensure adequate oxygenation, or to remove excess carbon dioxide from the lungs. Various healthcare providers are involved with the use of mechanical ventilation and people who require ventilators are typically monitored in an intensive care unit.
Mechanical ventilation is termed invasive if it involves an instrument to create an airway that is placed inside the trachea. This is done through an endotracheal tube or nasotracheal tube.[1] For non-invasive ventilation in people who are conscious, face or nasal masks are used. The two main types of mechanical ventilation include positive pressure ventilation where air is pushed into the lungs through the airways, and negative pressure ventilation where air is pulled into the lungs. There are many specific modes of mechanical ventilation, and their nomenclature has been revised over the decades as the technology has continually developed.
- ^ Malamed, Stanley F., ed. (1 January 2018), "Chapter 31 - Armamentarium, Drugs, and Techniques", Sedation (Sixth Edition), Mosby, pp. 416–433, doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-40053-4.00031-7, ISBN 978-0-323-40053-4, retrieved 2 May 2022
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