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Ventilators, Mechanical MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Ventilators, Mechanical
Tree Number(s)
E07.950
Unique ID
D012122
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012122
Annotation
associated with PNEUMONIA = PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED
Scope Note
Mechanical devices used to produce or assist pulmonary ventilation.
Entry Term(s)
Mechanical Ventilator
Mechanical Ventilators
Pulmonary Ventilator
Pulmonary Ventilators
Respirators
Ventilator, Pulmonary
Ventilators
Ventilators, Pulmonary
NLM Classification #
WF 26
See Also
Liquid Ventilation
Respiration, Artificial
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Public MeSH Note
89; was RESPIRATORS 1963-88
Online Note
use VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL to search RESPIRATORS 1966-88
History Note
89; was RESPIRATORS 1963-88
Date Introduced
1989/01/01
Last Updated
2023/05/31
Ventilators, Mechanical Preferred
Ventilators Broader
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