continuous positive pressure ventilation

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See controlled mechanical ventilation.

continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPPV),

a pressure above ambient pressure maintained in the upper airway throughout the breathing cycle. The term is usually applied to positive end-expiratory pressure and mechanical ventilation. Also called constant positive pressure ventilation. See also continuous positive airway pressure.

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