Changes in Lung Volume and Ventilation during Lung Recruitment in High-Frequency Ventilated Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6224608	The Journal of Pediatrics	2011	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Lung hysteresis is present in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Regional differences in lung volume changes and ventilation during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation with lung recruitment are relatively modest and do not follow a gravity-dependent distribution.

Keywords

CDP RDS SpO2 ARDS FiO2 nCPAP HFOV ΔZ AUC High-frequency oscillatory ventilation Respiratory distress syndrome adult respiratory distress syndrome Transcutaneous oxygen pressure Nasal continuous positive airway pressure area under the curve Fraction of inspired oxygen