Early High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure. A Propensity Score Analysis

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 193; no. 5; pp. 495 - 503
• Main Authors: Bateman, Scot T., Borasino, Santiago, Asaro, Lisa A., Cheifetz, Ira M., Diane, Shelley, Wypij, David, Curley, Martha A. Q.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; High-Frequency Ventilation - methods; Humans; Hypoxia - etiology; Hypoxia - therapy; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Odds Ratio; Original; Propensity Score; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Respiration, Artificial - methods; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - complications; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - therapy; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - complications; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - therapy; Respiratory Insufficiency - complications; Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy; Time Factors; oxygenation index; high-frequency oscillatory ventilation; mechanical ventilation; pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome

The use of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) for acute respiratory failure in children is prevalent despite the lack of efficacy data. To compare the outcomes of patients with acute respiratory failure managed with HFOV within 24-48 hours of endotracheal intubation with those receiving c...