In‐circuit high‐frequency jet ventilation to reduce organ motion in a child undergoing sarcoma ablation

• DOI: 10.1002/anr3.12107
• Publication Date: 2021-04-07T08:09:40Z
• Authors: L. D. Elgie; K. McPherson; J. Yeung; L. Marshall; R. Windsor; S. Bandula
• Keywords: Jet ventilation; High-frequency ventilation

Patients with primary or metastatic solid tumours can be treated minimally invasive image-guided procedures as an alternative to surgical resection. Reducing organ motion during these is crucial so that accurately targeted and treatment delivered within a small margin, limiting potential damage adjacent structures. As ventilation the main cause of motion, there has been shift from conventional towards use in-circuit high-frequency jet techniques for procedures. We present case 7-year-old who required computed tomography-guided microwave ablation right lung nodule under general anaesthesia. The patient's lungs were ventilated in order provide optimum conditions ablation. was successfully completed she discharged home following day. High-frequency regularly used our institution adult treatments knowledge, this application not described yet child young. Our experience suggests technique safely paediatric patients, though further investigation parameters population warranted.