Pro/con clinical debate: High-frequency oscillatory ventilation is better than conventional ventilation for premature infants

Arguably one of the most important advances in critical care medicine in recent years has been the understanding that mechanical ventilators can impart harm and that lung-protective ventilation strategies can save lives. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation appears ideally suited for lung protecti...

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Published in:Critical care (London, England) England), 2003-12, Vol.7 (6), p.423-426
Main Authors: Courtney, Sherry E, Durand, David J, Asselin, Jeanette M, Eichenwald, Eric C, Stark, Ann R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
High-Frequency Jet Ventilation - adverse effects
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - therapy
Review
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Summary:Arguably one of the most important advances in critical care medicine in recent years has been the understanding that mechanical ventilators can impart harm and that lung-protective ventilation strategies can save lives. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation appears ideally suited for lung protection at first glance. Two camps of opinion exist, however, even in neonates where this modality has been most extensively studied. In the present debate, the prevailing arguments from each of those camps are made available for the reader to decide.
ISSN:1364-8535
1466-609X
DOI:10.1186/cc2178