pressure support ventilation

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pressure support ventilation (PSV),

the augmentation of spontaneous breathing effort with a specific amount of positive airway pressure. The patient initiates the inspiratory flow and sets his or her own respiration rate and tidal volume. PSV can be used to decrease the work of breathing in a patient being weaned from mechanical ventilation.

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