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