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AMA Manual of Style (10th edition ed.) : A Guide for Authors and Editors

AMA Manual of Style Committee

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Mar 2007
Print ISBN-13:
9780195176339
Published to AMA Manual of Style:
Apr 2009
DOI:
10.1093/jama/9780195176339.001.0001
© American Medical Association
Contents

Mechanical Ventilation

Chapter:
Nomenclature
Author(s):

Harriet S. Meyer

15.16.3 Mechanical Ventilation

The following should be expanded at first mention:

APRV

airway pressure release ventilation

BiPAP

bilevel positive airway pressure (cm H2O)

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure (cm H2O)

ECMO

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

ET tube

endotracheal tube

HFV

high-frequency ventilation

NIPPV

noninvasive positive pressure ventilation

NIV

noninvasive ventilation

PAV

proportional assist ventilation PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure (cm H2O)

PEEP

positive end-expiratory pressure (cm H2O)