ventilator support
Mechanical respiration aid
Ventilator support is mechanical assistance with breathing, typically in a hospital intensive care unit.
A ventilator pumps air into the lungs of patients who cannot breathe adequately on their own due to illness, injury, or anesthesia.
She was on ventilator support for three weeks after the accident.
The phrase often appears in medical updates about critically ill patients.
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- lung functionBreathing ability measurement
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Symptom relief, not cure
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