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[Research advances in noninvasive high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in neonates]
Abstract:
Noninvasive ventilation is an important respiratory management technique for the treatment of mild or moderate respiratory failure in the neonatal intensive care unit. Its reasonable application can effectively avoid the use of invasive ventilation and related complications. Recent studies have found that noninvasive high-frequency oscillatory ventilation has the advantages of both nasal continuous positive airway pressure and high-frequency ventilation and can rapidly improve oxygenation, effectively remove carbon dioxide, and improve respiratory failure. Therefore, it is considered a new and effective noninvasive ventilation mode. There are many studies on the rational use, efficacy, and safety of noninvasive high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in neonates around the world. This article reviews the advances in the clinical studies on noninvasive high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in neonates.
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