preoxygenation
English
Etymology
pre- + oxygenation
Noun
preoxygenation (countable and uncountable, plural preoxygenations)
- oxygenation prior to some other process
- 2015 August 11, “Correlation of Lung Collapse and Gas Exchange - A Computer Tomographic Study in Sheep and Pigs with Atelectasis in Otherwise Normal Lungs”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Furthermore, rapid development of atelectasis as described during preoxygenation and induction of anaesthesia will be significantly reduced by application of PEEP, which is part of many contemporary concepts for anaesthesia ventilation [1 ,2 ,51 ].