The use of combined high-frequency jet ventilation and intermittent positive pressure ventilation in bilateral bronchopleural fistulae.
Dissatisfaction with the results of conventional respiratory support has led to the use of high-frequency jet ventilation in desperate clinical situations with severe acute respiratory failure. We report a case of a 77 year old man with bilateral bronchopleural fistulae, who was ventilated with a combination of intermittent positive pressure ventilation and high-frequency jet ventilation. The hemodynamic and respiratory advances of this combination are discussed in an overview of the literature.
Poelaert
J
J
Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Mortier
E
E
De Deyne
C
C
Rolly
G
G
D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005409:Flail Chest / Q000150:complications; D006611:High-Frequency Jet Ventilation; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration