Biomaterial Database

High frequency oscillation. 1994

A Greenough

Department of Child Health, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

During high frequency oscillation (HFO) small volumes are delivered at frequencies up to 40 Hz; both inspiration and expiration are active. Oxygenation is controlled by the mean airway pressure level and carbon dioxide elimination by the delivered volume and, less so, by frequency. In some infants the delivered volume can be 50%-100% of the dead space. Measurements during HFO demonstrate oscillator performance can be impaired at high frequencies. HFO may be a useful alternative to extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in infants with severe respiratory failure, but its role in reducing bronchopulmonary dysplasia remains controversial.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D011659	Pulmonary Gas Exchange	The exchange of OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood that occurs across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER.	Exchange, Pulmonary Gas,Gas Exchange, Pulmonary
D012131	Respiratory Insufficiency	Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure,Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure,Hypercapnic Acute Respiratory Failure,Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure,Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure,Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure,Respiratory Depression,Respiratory Failure,Ventilatory Depression,Depressions, Ventilatory,Failure, Hypercapnic Respiratory,Failure, Hypoxemic Respiratory,Failure, Respiratory,Hypercapnic Respiratory Failures,Hypoxemic Respiratory Failures,Respiratory Failure, Hypercapnic,Respiratory Failure, Hypoxemic,Respiratory Failures
D006612	High-Frequency Ventilation	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).	High-Frequency Oscillation Ventilation,High-Frequency Positive Pressure Ventilation,Ventilation, High-Frequency,High Frequency Oscillation Ventilation,High Frequency Positive Pressure Ventilation,High Frequency Ventilation,Ventilation, High Frequency,High Frequency Ventilations,High-Frequency Oscillation Ventilations,High-Frequency Ventilations,Oscillation Ventilation, High-Frequency,Oscillation Ventilations, High-Frequency,Ventilation, High-Frequency Oscillation,Ventilations, High Frequency,Ventilations, High-Frequency,Ventilations, High-Frequency Oscillation
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia