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Therapeutics > Emergency Treatment > Resuscitation > Respiration, Artificial > High-Frequency Ventilation
Therapeutics > Respiratory Therapy > Respiration, Artificial > High-Frequency Ventilation
Therapeutics > Airway Management > Respiration, Artificial > High-Frequency Ventilation

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High-Frequency Ventilation  

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  • High Frequency Ventilation
  • High Frequency Ventilations
  • Ventilation, High Frequency
  • Ventilation, High-Frequency
  • Ventilations, High Frequency

Scope note

  • Ventilatory support system using frequencies from 60-900 cycles/min or more. Three types of systems have been distinguished on the basis of rates, volumes, and the system used. They are high frequency positive-pressure ventilation (HFPPV); HIGH-FREQUENCY JET VENTILATION; (HFJV); and high-frequency oscillation (HFO).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006612

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