| Literature DB >> 11796465 |
Hsiu-Nien Shen1, Frank Leigh Lu, Huey-Dong Wu, Chong-Jen Yu, Pan-Chyr Yang.
Abstract
We report the successful application of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in a patient with tension pneumatocele (TP). The proposed check-valve mechanism for the development of pneumatoceles predicts that positive-pressure ventilation could lead to distension of these airspaces and formation of TPs. Therefore, high-frequency ventilation could be more applicable in conditions, such as massive air leak due to bronchopleural fistula, that are difficult to manage by conventional ventilator modes.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11796465 DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.1.284
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chest ISSN: 0012-3692 Impact factor: 9.410