[Jet ventilation].

High frequency jet ventilation gives adequate alveolar ventilation with very small tidal volumes, gas exchange at lower airway pressure, reduced risk of pulmonary barotrauma, and less cardiovascular impairment. Use of small insufflation catheters facilitates surgery when access is restricted, as in laryngeal surgery, and makes it possible to ventilate a patient through a cricithyroid membrane puncture in an emergency situation. In intensive care medicine, jet ventilation can have some advantage over conventional ventilation in patients with bronchopleural fistulas, and when it is difficult to wean patients from a respirator. The article describes experience using an Acutronic AMS-1000 Universal Jet Ventilator.