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The Perinatal Asphyxiated Lamb Model: A Model for Newborn Resuscitation
Published on: August 15, 2018
Conventional vs high-frequency ventilation for weaning from total liquid ventilation in lambs
Christophe Morin1, Symon Stowe2, Charles Alain1
1Department of Pharmacology-Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Objective:
To compare conventional gas ventilation (GV) and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) for weaning from total liquid ventilation (TLV).
Methods:
Sixteen lambs were anesthetized. After 1 h of TLV with perflubron (PFOB), they were assigned to either GV or HFOV for 2 h. Oxygen requirements, electrical impedance tomography and videofluoroscopic sequences, and respiratory system compliance were recorded.
Results:
The lambs under GV needed less oxygen at 20 min following TLV (40 [25, 45] and 83 [63, 98]%, p = 0.001 under GV and HFOV, respectively). During weaning, tidal volume distribution was increased in the nondependent regions in the GV group compared to baseline (p = 0.046). Furthermore, residual PFOB was observed in the most dependent region. No air was detected by fluoroscopy in that region at the end of expiration in the GV group.
Conclusion:
GV offers a transient advantage over HFOV with regards to oxygenation for TLV weaning.
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