TY - JOUR T1 - High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation for Rescue From Refractory Hypoxemia in a Patient With Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury JF - Respiratory Care SP - 798 LP - 801 DO - 10.4187/respcare.01355 VL - 57 IS - 5 AU - Chin-Hua Huang AU - Han-Chung Hu AU - Meng-Jer Hsieh AU - Ching-Tzu Huang AU - Hsiu-Ying Cho AU - Hsiu-Feng Hsiao AU - Cheng-Ta Yang AU - Ying-Huang Tsai AU - Chung-Chi Huang AU - Kuo-Chin Kao Y1 - 2012/05/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/5/798.abstract N2 - Transfusion-related acute lung injury is a serious complication of blood transfusions. Herein is a report on a 32-year-old woman who developed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and acute respiratory compromise after blood transfusion. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema was diagnosed based on data calculated by the hemodynamic monitoring system, but severe hypoxemia persisted despite conventional pressure-control ventilation with 100% oxygen, low tidal volume, and high PEEP. The refractory hypoxemia was improved by high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. This experience suggests that high-frequency oscillatory ventilation may be beneficial for patients with transfusion-related acute lung injury and severe refractory hypoxemia. ER -