Airway pressure

Airway pressure refers to the pressure of air within the respiratory tract, especially in the alveoli and bronchi, during the cycles of inspiration and expiration or during artificial ventilation[1][3][6]. It is a critical variable used in respiratory physiology and mechanical ventilation but does not represent a specific protein, gene, receptor, or molecular target. Clinical concepts related to airway pressure include positive airway pressure, peak inspiratory pressure, and airway pressure release ventilation, all of which are important for managing patients with respiratory failure, but the term itself does not correspond to a druggable target or molecular entity[3][6][7]. In summary, "airway pressure" is a measurable physical property relevant to lung mechanics and ventilation, but it is not a molecular or pharmacological target and thus cannot be structured as such for databases of molecules or therapeutic targets.

Other names

airway pressureintrapulmonary pressureintra-alveolar pressure (context-dependent)respiratory pressure