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ventilator
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A ventilator is a type of breathing apparatus, a class of medical technology that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently. Ventilators may be computerized microprocessor-controlled machines, but patients can also be ventilated with a simple, hand-operated bag valve mask. Ventilators are chiefly used in intensive-care medicine, home care, and emergency medicine (as standalone units) and in anesthesiology (as a component of an anesthesia machine).
A ventilator is a medical device that mechanically moves air in and out of a patient's lungs, delivering breaths when someone cannot breathe on their own or is not breathing adequately. These machines range from simple hand-operated devices to computerized systems and are commonly used in hospitals, emergency settings, and home care to keep patients alive.
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Key facts
- Medical equipment.name
- Medical ventilator
- Medical equipment.image
- Hamilton C6.jpg
- Medical equipment.caption
- Hamilton C6 Ventilator
- Medical equipment.specialty
- Pulmonology
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Research
240,273 papers- Ventilator Graphics: Scalars, Loops, & Secondary Measures.ReviewRespiratory care · 2020Dexter AM, Clark KDOI: 10.4187/respcare.07805
- Ventilator-Associated Events: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention.ReviewInfectious disease clinics of North America · 2021Weinberger J, Cocoros N, Klompas MDOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2021.07.005
- Ventilator-related causes of lung injury: the mechanical power.Intensive care medicine · 2016Gattinoni L, Tonetti T, Cressoni M et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00134-016-4505-2
- Patient-Ventilator Synchrony.ReviewClinics in chest medicine · 2022Doerschug KCDOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.05.005
- A Taxonomy for Patient-Ventilator Interactions and a Method to Read Ventilator Waveforms.Respiratory care · 2022Mireles-Cabodevila E, Siuba MT, Chatburn RLDOI: 10.4187/respcare.09316
- The mechanical ventilator: past, present, and future.Respiratory care · 2011Kacmarek RMDOI: 10.4187/respcare.01420
- Ventilator management of adult patients in the emergency department.ReviewEmergency medicine practice · 2020Pedigo R
- [Development Progress of Ventilator].ReviewZhongguo yi liao qi xie za zhi = Chinese journal of medical instrumentation · 2021Zhu Z, Ma S, Niu H et al.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-7104.2021.04.012
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Function
- Ventilator pressures labeled
- Safety-critical system
- History
- Microprocessor ventilators
- Open-source ventilators
- COVID-19 pandemic
- United States
- Canada
- See also
- References
- External links
A ventilator is a type of breathing apparatus, a class of medical technology that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently. Ventilators may be computerized microprocessor-controlled machines, but patients can also be ventilated with a simple, hand-operated bag valve mask. Ventilators are chiefly used in intensive-care medicine, home care, and emergency medicine (as standalone units) and in anesthesiology (as a component of an anesthesia machine).
Ventilators are sometimes called "respirators", a term commonly used for them in the 1950s (particularly the "Bird respirator"). However, contemporary medical terminology uses the word "respirator" to refer to a face-mask that protects wearers against hazardous airborne substances.
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