High frequency ventilation

High frequency ventilation [HFV] is a general term that refers to a family of mechanical ventilation techniques that involves ventilator rates that are supraphysiological [more than 60 breaths/minute], and utilizes tidal volumes that are equal or less than the anatomical dead space of the airways. This paper is a review of the different HFV techniques, along with the mechanisms of oxygenation and ventilation, the clinical applications, and management strategies for different disease entities, and possible complications of HFV

High frequency ventilation in five different neonatal pathologies

High frequency ventilation [HFV] has been used for the last two decades. Several questions related to its optimal use, comparative efficacy of different types of HFV, as well as the role of HFV in different diseases are still debated and under investigation. Literature reviews discussing the controversies in high frequency ventilation have rather emphasized the importance of a disease strategy rather then the type of HFV. In this article, a presentation and discussion of five patients with different HFV strategies admitted and managed with HFV at the American University of Beirut-Medical Center