Definition of "apnoeic" []

• Alternative spelling of apneic. (adjective)

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• "Another (British) study monitored reactions to the DTP when given to infants born prematurely and discovered severe apnoeic episodes in these infants following the administration of the DTP."
• "In general increased sensitivity is preferable in order to improve patient-ventilator synchrony (ie to stop the patient "fighting" the ventilator) but excessively high sensitivity may result in false or auto-triggering (ie ventilator detects what it "thinks" is an attempt by the patient to breath although the patient is apnoeic)."
• "In his view, daytime sleepiness is not sufficiently researched by doctors, even - or especially - if the apnoeic patient is given the gold standard treatment."