<unk>  <unk>  is a term used in mechanical ventilation to denote the amount of<unk>  above atmospheric<unk>  present in the airway at the<unk>  of the<unk>  cycle. The equivalent in a spontaneously breathing patient is CPAP.<unk>  is set on the ventilator.
Positive end-expiratory pressure
Positive airway pressure
High frequency ventilation
Positive pressure ventilation
Mechanical ventilation
Biphasic positive airway pressure
Permissive hypercapnia
Artificial respiration