Intermittent positive pressure breathing | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) is a technique used to provide short term or intermittent mechanical ventilation[1] via mouthpiece or mask for the purpose of augmenting lung expansion[2] and delivering aerosol medication[3]. IPPB is usually not a therapy of choice in treating lung collapse[1] as there are other techniques that are less expensive, easy to administer and less tasking[4]; It usually implored when other therapies failed or patient is not cooporating. 

IPPB is inspiration using a non-invasive ventilator[2] such as the Bird with a pressure boost. The patient stimulates inspiration, with positive pressure support, and followed by airway pressure returning to atmospheric pressure with passive expiration.The Bird Mark 7 ventilator is a pressure cycled device convenient to use for providing IPPB as an adjunct to physiotherapy in the spontaneously breathing patient...