Lung Recruitment Strategies During High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Preterm Lambs

• Main Authors: Martijn Miedema (Author), Karen E. McCall (Author), Elizabeth J. Perkins (Author), Regina B. Oakley (Author), Prue M. Pereira-Fantini (Author), Anushi E. Rajapaksa (Author), Andreas D. Waldmann (Author), David G. Tingay (Author), Anton H. van Kaam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) is considered a lung protective ventilation mode in preterm infants only if lung volume is optimized. However, whilst a "high lung volume strategy" is advocated for HFOV in preterm infants this strategy is not precisely defined. It...