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Successful treatment of a patient with ARDS after pneumonectomy using high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.
Norbert WeilerJ. BrachlowD. ElichA. M. BrambrinkT. JoostWolfgang HeinrichsR. HuthBalthasar EberleM. Kollersubject
Artificial ventilationMaleARDSLung NeoplasmsCritical Caremedicine.medical_treatmentHigh-Frequency VentilationCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePulmonary function testingPneumonectomyIntensive caremedicineHumansPneumonectomyMechanical ventilationPostoperative CareRespiratory Distress Syndromebusiness.industryPulmonary Gas ExchangeAirway ResistanceHigh-frequency ventilationMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseRespiration ArtificialRadiographyCarcinoma BronchogenicAnesthesiaBreathingBlood Gas AnalysisEmergenciesbusinessdescription
High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) was used in a patient who developed the acute respiratory distress syndrome 5 days following a right pneumonectomy for bronchogenic carcinoma. When conventional pressure-controlled ventilation failed to maintain adequate oxygenation, HFOV dramatically improved oxygenation within the first few hours of therapy. Pulmonary function and gas exchange recovered during a 10-day period of HFOV. No negative side effects were observed. Early use of HFOV may be a beneficial ventilation strategy for adults with acute pulmonary failure, even in the postoperative period after lung resection.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-07 | Intensive care medicine |