What is a CPAP machine
Disease description:
The newborn baby is having some difficulty breathing, and the doctor said it's due to poor lung aeration, requiring the use of a ventilator. What is a CPAP ventilator?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Shi Jipeng
CPAP stands for continuous positive airway pressure, which delivers a continuous stream of pressurized air into the airway via a facial mask. The device that administers oxygen in this manner is called a CPAP ventilator. A CPAP ventilator helps maintain a certain pressure in the alveoli at the end of expiration, increases functional residual capacity, prevents alveolar collapse, and thereby improves ventilation and gas exchange functions.
