• Aust Crit Care · Sep 1999

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    Liquid ventilation: a future modality?

    • M Bresnahan.
    • Intensive Care Unit, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales.
    • Aust Crit Care. 1999 Sep 1; 12 (3): 104-8.

    AbstractLiquid ventilation, an idea currently being trialled in the United States, is increasingly being discussed as a possible future trend in ventilation. A review of the available literature indicates that this treatment provides effective gas exchange and has a number of potential advantages. These include lower airway pressures, decreased alveolar surface tension, alveolar recruitment and removal of pulmonary exudate. While yet to be seen in this country, liquid ventilation may be introduced in the future. If it is, those caring for patients treated in that way will require knowledge of the mechanics and physiological changes involved, as well as the potential hazards of this modality.

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