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Life threatening complication of high-frequency jet ventilation

✍ Scribed by D. Noble; A. Sheikh

Publisher
Springer
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
197 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
1432-1238

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✦ Synopsis

High-frequency jet ventilation is being increasingly used as an alternative to conventional methods of ventilation in both anaesthesia and intensive care. We report a case of severe respiratory obstruction as a complication of high-frequency jet ventilation. Patients with bleeding diathesis, including patients on haemodialysis, may particularly be at risk.

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