BiPAP
abbreviation
\ ˈbī-ˌpap
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variants:
or BIPAP
or less commonly BiPap
or BPAP \ ˈbē-ˌpap
\
or BPap
\
or BPap
Definition of BiPAP
bilevel positive airway pressure
Both CPAP and BiPAP have demonstrated decreased intubation rates for patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema …— Eric Hawkins et al. By reducing the pressure on expiration, BIPAP lowers the resistance against which the patient must exhale.— Christian Guilleminault and Michael Zupamcic
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