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Jet Ventilation

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Jet Ventilation
A technique used during tracheal reconstructive surgery, in which a catheter is passed through the endotracheal tube into the distal main stem bronchus; a small tidal volume is delivered through the catheter at a high rate—60 to 150 ‘breaths’/min—to maintain lung expansion, alveolar ventilation, and oxygenation
jet ventilation
Thoracic surgery A technique used during tracheal reconstructive surgery, in which a catheter is passed through the endotracheal tube into the distal main stem bronchus; a small tidal volume is delivered through the catheter at a high–60-150 'breaths'/min to maintain lung expansion, alveolar ventilation, oxygenation
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2] levels after extubation; and (3) to act as a conduit for jet ventilation and oxygen insufflation.
Management of the difficult pediatric airway: efficacy of airway ... by Mohyuddin, Nadia; Sulman, Cecillie; Wheeler, Melissa / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Heber and Boon (1993) studied air velocity characteristics in a full-scale simulation livestock building with non-isothermal jet ventilation and a high ventilation rate by using three-dimensional ultrasonic anemometry.
Analysis of airflow in a full-scale room with non-isothermal jet ... by Zhao, Lingying; Zhang, Yuanhui; Wang, Xinlei; Riskowski, Gerald L. / ASHRAE Transactions
There are three types of HFV, high frequency positive pressure ventilation (delivers 60-150 cycles/min), high frequency jet ventilation (delivers 240 to 660 cycles/min), and high frequency oscillatory ventilation (480-1800 cycles/min).
Current treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn by Jones, Diana / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
 
 
 
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