[High-frequency ventilation in children and adolescents with acute respiratory distress syndrome (impact on the use of ECMO)].

Objective: To assess the effect of high-frequency ventilation (HFV) in children and adolescents with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) through estimates of survival rate and time of ventilation. To verify whether HFV can reduce the indication for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in children and adolescents with ARDS.

Methods: a systematic review of medical literature on the use of HFV and ECMO in children and adolescents with ARDS was carried out.