Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Liquid Ventilation consists of partially or completely filling the lungs with a fluid (perfluorcarbon). This brings about elimination of the air-liquid interface and reduction of the surface tension in lungs with surfactant deficiency. This article focuses on the role of liquid ventilation in the treatment of acute respiratory failure in children. METHODS: RESULTS: Two hundred eighty four publications related to liquid ventilation were selected during the study period: 19 (7.5%) were clinical trials and only six of them focused on the use of Liquid Ventilation in children. All six publications were characterized as phase I and II clinical trials and analyzed separately. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Patrícia Freitas Góes, Eduardo Juan Troster |
Journal | Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
(Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992))
2006 Mar-Apr
Vol. 52
Issue 2
Pg. 103-7
ISSN: 0104-4230 [Print] Brazil |
Vernacular Title | O papel da ventilação líquida no tratamento da insuficiência respiratória aguda em crianças--uma revisão sistemática. |
PMID | 16767335
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review, Systematic Review)
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Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Child
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Liquid Ventilation
(methods)
- Respiratory Insufficiency
(therapy)
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