Intermittent positive-pressure breathing
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In medicine, intermittent positive-pressure breathing IPPB) is "application of positive pressure to the inspiratory phase of spontaneous respiration."[1]
IPPB is in contrast to intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (IPPV) which is "application of positive pressure to the inspiratory phase when the patient has an artificial airway in place and is connected to a ventilator."[2]
Intermittent positive-pressure breathing have been shown not to help pneumonia in a small randomized controlled trial.[3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Intermittent positive-pressure breathing (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Graham WG, Bradley DA (1978). "Efficacy of chest physiotherapy and intermittent positive-pressure breathing in the resolution of pneumonia". N. Engl. J. Med. 299 (12): 624–7. PMID 355879. [e]