AMA Manual of Style (10th 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

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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)

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15.16.3 Mechanical Ventilation