Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Negative-Pressure Ventilators

Body ventilators that assist ventilation by applying intermittent subatmospheric pressure around the thorax, abdomen, or airway and periodically expand the chest wall and inflate the lungs. They are relatively simple to operate and do not require tracheostomy. These devices include the tank ventilators (iron lung), Portalung, Pneumowrap, and chest cuirass (tortoise shell).

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Body ventilators that assist ventilation by applying intermittent subatmospheric pressure around the thorax, abdomen, or airway and periodically expand the chest wall and inflate the lungs. They are relatively simple to operate and do not require tracheostomy. These devices include the tank ventilators (iron lung), Portalung, Pneumowrap, and chest cuirass (tortoise shell).

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

27 entry terms
  • Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Ventilator
  • Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Ventilators
  • Pulmonary Ventilator, Negative-Pressure
  • Pulmonary Ventilators, Negative-Pressure
  • Respirators, Negative-Pressure
  • Respirators, Pulmonary, Negative-Pressure
  • Ventilator, Negative-Pressure Pulmonary
  • Ventilators, Negative-Pressure
  • Ventilators, Pulmonary, Negative-Pressure
  • Negative Pressure Pulmonary Ventilator
  • Negative Pressure Pulmonary Ventilators
  • Negative Pressure Ventilators
  • Negative-Pressure Respirator
  • Negative-Pressure Respirators
  • Negative-Pressure Ventilator
  • Pulmonary Ventilator, Negative Pressure
  • Pulmonary Ventilators, Negative Pressure
  • Respirator, Negative-Pressure
  • Respirators, Negative Pressure
  • Ventilator, Negative Pressure Pulmonary
  • Ventilator, Negative-Pressure
  • Ventilators, Negative Pressure
  • Ventilators, Negative-Pressure Pulmonary
  • Tank Ventilators
  • Tank Ventilator
  • Ventilator, Tank
  • Ventilators, Tank

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, microbiology, parasitology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends, veterinary, virology.

MeSH Record

History Note

90

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Respiration, Artificial (1966-1989)
  • Ventilators, Mechanical (1966-1989)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. E07w.950w.500w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Negative-Pressure Ventilators. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015919. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015919
  2. Negative-Pressure Ventilators. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_lung
  3. Negative-Pressure Ventilators. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1313477