preoxygenation

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preoxygenation (countable and uncountable, plural preoxygenations)

oxygenation prior to some other process
- 2015 August 11, “Correlation of Lung Collapse and Gas Exchange - A Computer Tomographic Study in Sheep and Pigs with Atelectasis in Otherwise Normal Lungs”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:
  Furthermore, rapid development of atelectasis as described during preoxygenation and induction of anaesthesia will be significantly reduced by application of PEEP, which is part of many contemporary concepts for anaesthesia ventilation [1 ,2 ,51 ].