Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia ventilated with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.
Four infants below 6 months of age with proven respiratory syncytial virus infection in need of assisted mechanical ventilation were successfully treated by high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. One of the four infants fulfilled the criteria for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation before the start of oscillation, and one on the second day on high-frequency oscillatory ventilation. However, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was not needed in any of the infants. All survived, and three appeared to be without any pulmonary sequelae.
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Department of Pediatrics, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome