High Frequency Jet Ventilation in Respiratory Failure Secondary to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: A Case Series

Objective: To describe the utility of high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) as a rescue therapy in patients with respiratory failure secondary to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that was refractory to conventional mechanical ventilation.Design: Descriptive study by retrospective chart review.Setti...

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Main Authors: Kevin Valentine, Ajit Ashok Sarnaik, Hitesh Singh Sandhu, Ashok P Sarnaik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2016.00092/full