PARTIAL LIQUID VENTILATION IN A CHILD ON EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE-SUPPORT

Citation
T. Pranikoff et al., PARTIAL LIQUID VENTILATION IN A CHILD ON EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE-SUPPORT, ASAIO journal, 42(4), 1996, pp. 317-320
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
ISSN journal
10582916
Volume
42
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
317 - 320
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-2916(1996)42:4<317:PLVIAC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A 14 month old child was referred for management of acute respiratory distress syndrome after aspiration of paraffin lamp oil. Initial manag ement with conventional ventilation and subsequent management with hig h frequency oscillatory ventilation produced pulmonary air leaks, furt her compromising clinical management. After initiating extracorporeal life support and low pressure ventilation, pulmonary air leaks subside d. The patient was then successfully managed by a protocol including p artial liquid ventilation with perfluorocarbon. This case report detai ls the authors' experience with the first child with respiratory failu re to be managed with partial liquid ventilation while on extracorpore al life support.