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continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

French translation: Ventilation en pression positive continue

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00:55 May 14, 2020
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English term or phrase: continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
Definition from National Center for Biotechnology Info.:
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a type of positive airway pressure, where the air flow is introduced into the airways to maintain a continuous pressure to constantly stent the airways open, in people who are breathing spontaneously.

Example sentence(s):
  • The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in a referral hospital in Mexico City serving mainly patients without public health insurance coverage and to assess their level of adherence. Archivos de Bronconeumología
  • CPAP machines come in a variety of designs. Some simply provide a varying continuous stream of air, or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Coronavirus Today
  • To eliminate snoring and prevent sleep apnea, your doctor may recommend a device called a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine Mayo Clinic
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French translation:Ventilation en pression positive continue
Definition:
La ventilation en pression positive continue, ou en anglais CPAP, est un mode de support ventilatoire permettant de traiter certains troubles respiratoires. Elle est notamment très couramment utilisée pour traiter le syndrome d'apnée du sommeil.
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Renvi Ulrich
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4 +2Ventilation en pression positive continue
Renvi Ulrich
4Pression positive continue (PPC)
Gilles Wandel


  

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Pression positive continue (PPC)


Definition from Revue médicale suisse:
"Le traitement par pression positive continue (PPC) correspond à l’application d’une attelle pneumatique pour supprimer le collapsus des voies aériennes supérieures à l’origine des apnées durant le sommeil (SAS)."

Example sentence(s):
  • La SFRMS et le groupe sommeil de la SPLF et la FFP ont souhaité apporter des éléments de réponse à certaines questions que les patients ou soignants se posent au sujet du syndrome d’apnées du sommeil (SAS) et de son traitement par pression positive continue (PPC) dans le cadre de l’épidémie de COVID-19. - Société française de cardiologie  
Gilles Wandel
Belgium
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: French
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Christine HOUDY Il manque *ventilation à*

Christine HOUDY La ventilation en pression positive continue, ou en anglais CPAP (pour Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) Réf. wikipedia


Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
No  Christine HOUDY: ventilation à pression positive continue (« CPAP »). https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilation_en_pression_positi...
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  -> En effet, mais qu'est-ce qui vous contrarie dans ma proposition ? La PPC implique forcément la ventilation, il n'est donc pas nécessaire de l'ajouter.
Yes  Lionel-N: Tout à fait correct en France, c'est la PPC et non la VPPC. https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Au...
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Ventilation en pression positive continue


Definition from Wikipédia:
La ventilation en pression positive continue, ou en anglais CPAP, est un mode de support ventilatoire permettant de traiter certains troubles respiratoires. Elle est notamment très couramment utilisée pour traiter le syndrome d'apnée du sommeil.

Example sentence(s):
  • L'appareillage PPC (ventilation en Pression Positive Continue) permet de traiter le syndrome obstructif d'apnée hypopnée du sommeil. - Blog Nastent  
Renvi Ulrich
Cameroon
Local time: 09:10
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Yes  Lorraine Dubuc
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Yes  François Tardif
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