Nachbeatmungspflichtigkeit
English translation: requiring ventilatory support
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| 14:48 Dec 17, 2010 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / Post operative care | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Lirka Austria Local time: 01:15 | ||||||
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| 4 | ventilator dependence |
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| 3 | artificial respiration-dependence |
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| 3 | requiring ventilatory support |
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11 mins confidence: 
artificial respiration-dependence Explanation: patient must have artificial respiration because he cannot breathe on his own |
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31 mins confidence:
ventilator dependence Explanation: Artificial respiration and respirator are misleading terms to be avoided. The machines do not replace "respiration" but ventilatory movement. http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&rlz=1T4GZEZ_frLU285LU286&q... |
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5 hrs confidence:
requiring ventilatory support Explanation: I'd go for 'ventilatory support' rather than 'ventilator' to include mask ventilation. |
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