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intermittent mandatory ventilation

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intermittent mandatory ventilation
n. Abbr. IMV
Mechanical application of positive pressure at a determined frequency to the airway so as to increase tidal volume.

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8) Research has shown that strengthening a weak and fatigable diaphragm may increase its endurance capacity and that standard weaning techniques (ie, syncronized intermittent mandatory ventilation or pressure support coupled with UBTs) may not provide sufficiently intense muscular activity or sufficient rest to improve respiratory muscle endurance.
 
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