The history of high-frequency ventilation.
High-frequency ventilation was first introduced 30 years ago as a method for reducing intrathoracic pressure during thoracic and laryngeal surgery. High-frequency oscillation was developed in the 1970's for the treatment of lung disease of prematurity but is now used for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in all ages. High-frequency jet ventilation is still most commonly used as a rescue therapy.
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Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. dbohn@sickkids.on.ca
D000818:Animals; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy