[First experience in the use of oscillating ventilation of lungs in complex treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn].

High-frequency oscillatory controlled lung ventilation in patients with spontaneous respiration and constant positive pressure in combination with periods of mandatory lung ventilation promoted a significant increase in PtkO2 and PtkCO2 normalization. The absence of spontaneous respiration was not accompanied by gas exchange deterioration. The efficacy of high-frequency oscillatory controlled lung ventilation depends on the severity of the lung damage. The improvement in arterial blood oxygenation might be associated with the improvement in ventilation-perfusion ratio and a slight effect on hemodynamics.