mechanical ventilation
noun
: artificial respiration using a mechanical ventilator to support the delivery of oxygen to the lungs when breathing has ceased, is failing, or is inadequate
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Legionnaires’ can lead to severe complications, including lung failure requiring mechanical ventilation, kidney failure, total body infection resulting in septic shock, and death.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
He was admitted to the intensive care unit and put on mechanical ventilation.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Goodwin said the act does not explicitly state that a deceased pregnant patient must be kept tethered to mechanical ventilation and there is no legislative history suggesting this was the intent of legislators who wrote the law.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Medical care can include intubation and mechanical ventilation to support breathing and manage fluid in the lungs, as well as blood oxygenation, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 June 2025
Hospital treatments may include additional medications, oxygen therapy, or mechanical ventilation (breathing support from a machine).1617
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Most colds and mild cases of COVID don't need medical treatment.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 May 2025
Patients are given supportive treatment with fluids and oxygen, mechanical ventilation, and blood pressure support for sepsis.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Hospital San José was dedicated to COVID-19, caring for more than 3,000 patients, 40 percent of whom required mechanical ventilation; the in-hospital mortality of all comers was 10.5 percent—results comparable to the best and most equipped hospitals worldwide.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The pope suffered a number of respiratory complications, such as inhaling some vomit that led to aspiration and required noninvasive mechanical ventilation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
He was admitted to the intensive care unit and put on mechanical ventilation.
—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Goodwin said the act does not explicitly state that a deceased pregnant patient must be kept tethered to mechanical ventilation and there is no legislative history suggesting this was the intent of legislators who wrote the law.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Medical care can include intubation and mechanical ventilation to support breathing and manage fluid in the lungs, as well as blood oxygenation, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 June 2025
Hospital treatments may include additional medications, oxygen therapy, or mechanical ventilation (breathing support from a machine).1617
When To Call a Healthcare Provider
Most colds and mild cases of COVID don't need medical treatment.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 May 2025
Patients are given supportive treatment with fluids and oxygen, mechanical ventilation, and blood pressure support for sepsis.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Hospital San José was dedicated to COVID-19, caring for more than 3,000 patients, 40 percent of whom required mechanical ventilation; the in-hospital mortality of all comers was 10.5 percent—results comparable to the best and most equipped hospitals worldwide.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The pope suffered a number of respiratory complications, such as inhaling some vomit that led to aspiration and required noninvasive mechanical ventilation.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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mechanical ventilation
noun
: artificial respiration of the lungs using a mechanical ventilator to support the delivery of oxygen to the lungs when breathing has ceased, is failing, or is inadequate
the patient was sufficiently obtunded to require intubation and mechanical ventilation—Susan M. Pond et al.
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