As a Pediatric Anesthesia clinician, my work is focused on the clinical application of new technology to provide better care.
High Frequency Jet Ventilation (HFJV)
Advances in early neonatal intensive care have improved operating conditions for neonates undergoing tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) repair. Specifically, the ventilation of these patients is very difficult as positive pressure can force air through the fistula and into the stomach. Our institution has been using HFJV to successfully manage these cases, providing better surgical conditions by avoiding air in the stomach and desaturations which can halt surgery. Interestingly, little literature is available for this technique and so we aim to prospectively describe our experience with these cases
Each year, the University of British Columbia faculty of medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service.
Congratulations to the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute investigators and staff members who are recognized in the 2022 UBC Faculty of Medicine Awards:
We believe there’s nothing we can’t do with your support. It can take years to turn scientific breakthrough into new interventions and treatments. Funding helps speed the pace of change. When given the resources, we can bring transformative therapies – and hope – out of the laboratory and into the clinic to save and improve children’s lives.