title: The effect of high-frequency jet ventilation on intracranial pressure in patients with closed head injuries.
abstract: Positive pressure ventilation (PPV) can increase intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with closed head injuries. This adverse effect may be secondary to elevated peak airway pressures. High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) has been shown to produce lower peak airway pressures and decrease ICP in experimental animals. This report describes a patient with a head injury who was ventilated with a high-frequency jet ventilator.
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000009:adverse effects; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed