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Intensive Care Medicine

Tutorial 261

High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation

Dr Sarah Jarvis, Mrs Karen Burt and Dr William English

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall, UK

28TH MAY 2012

Abstract

HFOV is increasingly being used in critical care units for the treatment of patients with ARDS. It has been shown to be both safe and effective in improving the refractory hypoxaemia associated with this condition. It remains to be seen however when compared to conventional ventilation whether the theoretical advantages of HFOV translate into significantly improved patient outcomes. The results of 2 prospective randomised trials are eagerly awaited.

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