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BJA Advance Access published online on June 11, 2004
British Journal of Anaesthesia, doi:10.1093/bja/aeh177
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Accepted February 2, 2004

Case Report

Management of advanced ARDS complicated by bilateral pneumothoraces with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in an adult{dagger}

I. Galvin 1, R. Krishnamoorthy 1, R. S. G. Saad 1*

1 Intensive Care Unit, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan Lane, Wigan WNI 2NN, UK

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: rsgsaad{at}hotmail.com.


  Abstract

We report the case of a 33-yr-old patient with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) complicated by bilateral pneumothoraces, who was successfully treated with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation following failure to respond to conventional ventilation. The role of high-frequency ventilation in the management of ARDS and air leaks is discussed.

Keywords: Keywords: complications, adult respiratory distress syndrome; complications, air leaks; complications, pneumothoraces; ventilation, high frequency oscillatory

{dagger} This article is accompanied by Editorial II.


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