Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
mechanical ventilation
me·chan·i·cal ven·ti·la·tion
Definitions related to mechanical ventilation:
  • A method to mechanically assist or replace spontaneous breathing in patients by use of a powered device that forces oxygenated air into the lungs.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A procedure that mechanically assists or replaces spontaneous breathing in patients by use of a powered device that forces oxygenated air into the lungs.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Mechanical ventilation can be noninvasive, involving various types of face masks; invasive, involving endotracheal intubation. Selection and use of appropriate techniques require an understanding of respiratory mechanics.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
  • The Drinker and Shaw tank-type ventilator of 1929 was one of the first negative-pressure machines widely used for mechanical ventilation. Better known as the iron lung, this metal cylinder completely engulfed the patient up to the neck.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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