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Effect of High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation, Combined With Prone Positioning, in Infants With Acute Respiratory
Yi-Rong Zheng1, Yu-Kun Chen1, Shi-Hao Lin1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Fuzhou, China; Fujian Children's Hospital, Fuzhou, China; Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Women and Children's Critical Diseases Research, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Objectives:
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, (HFOV) combined with prone positioning, on oxygenation and pulmonary ventilation in infants with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after congenital heart surgery.
Design:
A randomized controlled trial.
Setting:
A single-center study at a tertiary teaching hospital.
Participants:
Patients with postoperative ARDS after congenital heart disease were divided randomly into the following 2 groups: HFOV combined with prone position (HFOV-PP), and HFOV combined with supine position (HFOV-SP).
Interventions:
The primary outcomes were the PaO2/FIO2 ratio and the oxygenation index after the intervention, and the secondary outcomes were respiratory variables, hemodynamics, complications, and other short-term outcomes.
Results:
Sixty-five eligible infants with ARDS were randomized to either the HFOV-PP (n = 32) or HFOV-SP (n = 33) group. No significant difference in baseline data was found between the 2 groups (p > 0.05). Oxygenation was improved in both groups after HFOV intervention. Compared with the HFOV-SP group, the HFOV-PP group had significantly increased PaO2/FIO2 and oxygenation index and a shorter duration of invasive ventilation and length of cardiac intensive care unit stay. No serious complications occurred in the 2 groups.
Conclusion:
HFOV-PP significantly improved oxygenation in infants with ARDS after cardiac surgery and had no serious complications.
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