Patent ductus arteriosus ligation under high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in two critically ill pre-mature newborns

Cardiol Young. 2023 Apr;33(4):669-671. doi: 10.1017/S1047951122002669. Epub 2022 Aug 30.

Abstract

Information on the use of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in neonatal surgeries is very rare. In this report, we discuss two pre-term infants who had to receive high-frequency oscillatory ventilation as a rescue treatment due to severe pre-maturity. These two cases underwent successful bedside patent ductus arteriosus ligation under high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, and this shows us that patent ductus arteriosus ligation can be performed successfully in neonates even under high-frequency oscillatory ventilation.

Keywords: High-frequency oscillatory ventilation; patent ductus arteriosus ligation; preterm neonate.

MeSH terms

  • Critical Illness
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Ligation