High frequency ventilation (HF-V) allows to ensure oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide clearance despite the absence of thoracic movement in anesthetized, invasively ventilated subjects. This same technique could be applied by a non-invasive interface (HF-NIV), allowing to obtain a prolonged apnea (absence of thoraco-abdominal respiratory movements) in awaken subjects. Such an application would be of interest for several clinical applications, e.g. lung imaging and radio-therapy treatment on lung cancer. The purpose of the study is to assess the effect of different HF-NIV setting on the apnea duration, carbon dioxide clearance and oxygen delivery in healthy subjets and patients with lung diseases.
The purpose of the study is to assess the efficacy of high-frequency non-invasive ventilation on apnea duration, carbon dioxide clearance and oxygen delivery in healthy subjets and patients with lung disease.