Subject: conventional mechanical ventilation (CV)
Subject: high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV)
Subject: infants
Subject: respiratory failure
Year: 2021
Type: Article
Title: High frequency oscillatory ventilation in infants: The clinical practice in N. Macedonia
Author: Mandzukovska H.
Author: Sofijanova A.
Author: Naunova-Timovska S.
Author: Voinovska T.
Author: Kimovska-Hristov M.
Author: Jordanovska O.
Abstract: High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) is a ventilation mode with very high rates, small tidal volumes and permanent Mean Airway Pressure – MAP. It is used in neonates with respiratory failure when conventional mechanical ventilation (CV) is inadequate. We present a study of three infants with respiratory failure, initially ventilated with CV (Drager-babylog 8000). All of them deteriorated on CV with hypoxemia and hypercapnia and switched to high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV). Improvement of ventilation had been confirmed after several days and the infants were successfully weaned off the HFOV mode and shifted to CV. Conclusion: HFOV was able to improve significantly neonatal respiratory failure without any complications. However, our study is insufficient and it would be required a larger number of infants to confirm the use and clinical practice for neonates on HFOV mode.
Publisher: Department of Anesthesia and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
Relation: Macedonian Journal of Anaesthesia
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/15374
Identifier: 2545-4366
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/15374
