Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:394-396
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Key references
Severe respiratory failure
Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MDa,b,
Scott K. Alpard, MDa,
Akhil Bidani, MDb
a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
b Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
Address reprint requests to Dr Zwischenberger, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 775550528
e-mail: jzwische{at}utmb.edu
Definition
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Pathophysiology
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Treatment: mechanical ventilation
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Noninvasive ventilation
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Permissive hypercapnia
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High-frequency ventilation
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Prone position ventilation
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Intratracheal pulmonary ventilation (ITPV)
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Pharmacologic therapies
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Nitric oxide
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Partial liquid ventilation (PLV)
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Surfactant therapy
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Extrapulmonary gas exchange: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
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Intravascular gas exchange (IVOX)
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Extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCO2R)
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Arteriovenous CO2 removal (AVCO2R)
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Total artificial lung
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