TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful treatment of severe neonatal lobar emphysema by high‐frequency oscillatory ventilation
AU - Kohlhauser, Christina
AU - Popow, Christian
AU - Helbich, Thomas
AU - Hermon, Michael
AU - Weninger, Manfred
AU - Herold, Christian J.
PY - 1995/1
Y1 - 1995/1
N2 - We successfully used high‐frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) for treating severe acquired lobar emphysema in two premature newborn infants (birth weights, 1,450 and 1,300 g). After successful weaning from mechanical ventilation for hyaline membrane disease, they needed additional ventilatory support because they developed severe lobar emphysema compressing the residual lung. In both patients, radiographic signs of lobar emphysema disappeared completely after 3 days of HFOV. Diagnosis and follow‐up were confirmed by high‐resolution computed tomography. We conclude that HFOV may be a useful noninvasive method for treating severe lobar emphysema. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
AB - We successfully used high‐frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) for treating severe acquired lobar emphysema in two premature newborn infants (birth weights, 1,450 and 1,300 g). After successful weaning from mechanical ventilation for hyaline membrane disease, they needed additional ventilatory support because they developed severe lobar emphysema compressing the residual lung. In both patients, radiographic signs of lobar emphysema disappeared completely after 3 days of HFOV. Diagnosis and follow‐up were confirmed by high‐resolution computed tomography. We conclude that HFOV may be a useful noninvasive method for treating severe lobar emphysema. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
KW - Lobar emphysema
KW - neonatal high‐frequency oscillatory ventilation
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U2 - 10.1002/ppul.1950190108
DO - 10.1002/ppul.1950190108
M3 - Article
C2 - 7675557
AN - SCOPUS:0029201103
VL - 19
SP - 52
EP - 55
JO - Pediatric Pulmonology
JF - Pediatric Pulmonology
SN - 8755-6863
IS - 1
ER -