con·trolled me·chan·i·cal ven·ti·la·tion

(kŏn-trōld' mĕ-kan'i-kăl ven'ti-lā'shŭn)

A term sometimes applied to a mode of mechanical ventilation that provides a breath sequence independent of the patient's inspiratory effort.
Synonym(s): continuous mandatory ventilation, continuous positive pressure ventilation, intermittent positive pressure breathing.

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Airway was maintained with endotracheal tube and mechanical ventilation was continued on continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV) mode.

COMPARISON OF ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK WITH CONVENTIONAL LOCAL ANESTHETIC WOUND INFILTRATION

We excluded patients due for extubation on the same day, patients with unstable haemodynamic parameters (labile BP or pulse rate or escalating vasopressor or inotrope requirements), those requiring mandatory ventilation (such as continuous mandatory ventilation) or those receiving inhaled nitric oxide.

A prospective comparison of the efficacy and safety of fully closed-loop control ventilation (Intellivent-ASV) with conventional ASV and SIMV modes

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