High-frequency oscillatory ventilation versus conventional mechanical ventilation for very-low-birth-weight infants.

E Courtney, Sherry; J Durand, David; M Asselin, Jeanette; L Hudak, Mark; L Aschner, Judy; T Shoemaker, Craig; Ventilation Study Group, Neonatal

doi:10.1056/nejmoa012750

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High-frequency oscillatory ventilation versus conventional mechanical ventilation for very-low-birth-weight infants.

Published in The New England journal of medicine • Aug 29, 2002

Authors:

Sherry E Courtney

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David J Durand

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Jeanette M Asselin

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The efficacy and safety of early high-frequency oscillatory ventilation as compared with conventional synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation for the treatment of infants with very low birth weight have not been established. METHODS: We conducted a randomized, multicenter clinica...

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