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Advances in ventilatory support of the pediatric surgical patient

M R Hemmila1, R B Hirschl

  • 1Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109-0245, USA.

Current Opinion in Pediatrics
|June 1, 1999
PubMed

Insights

New therapies for severe respiratory failure in children and adults are emerging. This review covers advanced ventilation techniques like high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and liquid ventilation for improved patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Respiratory physiology
  • Biomedical engineering

Background:

  • Severe respiratory failure in neonates and children leads to high morbidity and mortality.
  • Conventional ventilation strategies have limitations and can cause ventilator-induced lung injury.
  • Advances in basic science research inform new supportive care approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent laboratory and clinical data on alternative ventilation therapies for severe respiratory failure.
  • To highlight emerging techniques for pediatric and adult patients.
  • To assess the potential clinical utility of novel ventilation modalities.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent laboratory and clinical studies.
  • Focus on specific advanced ventilation techniques: permissive hypercapnia, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), intratracheal pulmonary ventilation (IPV), and liquid ventilation (LV).

Main Results:

  • Permissive hypercapnia, HFOV, and iNO are becoming more established.
  • IPV and LV show promise but require further clinical validation.
  • Understanding of ventilator-induced lung injury has improved.

Conclusions:

  • Several advanced ventilation techniques offer potential benefits for managing severe respiratory failure.
  • Further clinical trials are needed to clearly demonstrate the efficacy of newer modalities like IPV and LV.
  • Optimizing ventilation strategies remains crucial for improving outcomes in critically ill pediatric and adult patients.

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