Open AccessAirway Stenosis-Related Increase of Pulmonary Pressure During High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Depends on Injector’s Position
Author(s) -
Gerald Ihra,
Andreas Heid,
Thomas Pernerstorfer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181a94acb
Subject(s) - injector , medicine , stenosis , airway , tracheal stenosis , jet (fluid) , ventilation (architecture) , anesthesia , lung , high frequency ventilation , cardiology , mechanics , mechanical ventilation , meteorology , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering
High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) can lead to high-airway pressures under certain conditions. In this laboratory study, we evaluated the influence of the injector's position relative to a fixed airway obstruction on peak pressures in a tracheal-lung model.