Departments of Anaesthesia and Otolaryngology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Guy’s Hospital,
United Kingdom
Case Report
Elective Use of the Ventrain for Upper Airway Obstruction during High Frequency Jet Ventilation
Author(s): Robert A Fearnley, Sheela Badiger, Richard J Oakley and Imran AhmadRobert A Fearnley, Sheela Badiger, Richard J Oakley and Imran Ahmad
The success of high pressure source ventilation is entirely dependent upon upper airway patency to facilitate passive expiration and prevent increasing intrathoracic pressure and its associated deleterious sequelae. Distortions in airway anatomy may make passive expiration inadequate or impossible in some patients.
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DOI:
10.4172/2165-7920.1000708
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