High-frequency oscillatory ventilation with sigh breath increases pneumothorax in neonates born at 22–25 gestational weeks
While sigh breaths during HFOV may facilitate alveolar recruitment in preterm neonates with atelectasis, their use appears to significantly increase the risk of tension pneumothorax. Given the vulnerability of extremely preterm lungs, caution is required when implementing sigh breaths in this population. Further prospective studies are needed to refine ventilation strategies and minimize complications in extremely preterm neonates.
Authors
- Masato Kamitomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4078-8539)
- Masaya Kibe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5588-083X)
- Tomonori Kurimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-3076)
- Takuya Tokuhisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8580-5657)
- Eiji Hirakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-8079)
- Takatsugu Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1814-6000)
- Hiroshi Ohashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3759-3757)
- Asataro Yara
Institutions
- Kagoshima City Hospital (JP)
- Kagoshima Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06142-1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00