Abstract
Infants affected with congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDH) suffer from some degree of respiratory insufficiency arising from a combination of pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Respiratory care strategies to optimize blood gasses lead to significant barotrauma, increased morbidity, and overuse of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Newer permissive hypercapnia/spontaneous ventilation protocols geared to accept moderate hypercapnia at lower peak airway pressures have led to improved outcomes. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation can be used in infants who continue to have persistent respiratory distress despite conventional ventilation. ECMO can be used successfully as a resuscitative strategy to minimize further barotrauma in carefully selected patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 659-668 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Surgical Clinics of North America |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- ECMO
- Lung protective ventilation
- Neonate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery