RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Should High-Frequency Ventilation in the Adult Be Abandoned?
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 791
OP 800
DO 10.4187/respcare.04584
VO 61
IS 6
A1 Nguyen, Albert P
A1 Schmidt, Ulrich H
A1 MacIntyre, Neil R
YR 2016
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/61/6/791.abstract
AB High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) can improve ventilation-perfusion matching without excessive alveolar tidal stretching or collapse-reopening phenomenon. This is an attractive feature in the ventilation of patients with ARDS. However, two recent large multi-center trials of HFOV failed to show benefits in this patient population. The following review addresses whether, in view of these trails, HFOV should be abandoned in the adult population?