Percutaneous transtracheal ventilation is a form of conventional ventilation{{cite journal, vauthors=Mace SE, Khan N , title=Needle cricothyrotomy. , journal=Emerg Med Clin North Am , year= 2008 , volume= 26 , issue= 4 , pages= 1085–101, xi , pmid=19059102 , doi=10.1016/j.emc.2008.09.004 by which oxygen is delivered to the lungs using a high pressure gas source through an over-the-needle catheter inserted through the skin into the trachea. Percutaneous transtracheal ventilation may be mistaken for

transtracheal jet ventilation Transtracheal jet ventilation refers to a type of high-frequency ventilation, low tidal volume ventilation provided via a laryngeal catheter by specialized ventilators that are usually only available in the operating room or intensive care unit. Th ...

, which is not considered conventional ventilation and refers to

high-frequency ventilation High-frequency ventilation (HFV) is a type of mechanical ventilation which utilizes a respiratory rate greater than four times the normal value (>150 (Vf) breaths per minute) and very small tidal volumes. High frequency ventilation is thought to ...

; a low

tidal volume Tidal is the adjectival form of tide. Tidal may also refer to: * ''Tidal'' (album), a 1996 album by Fiona Apple * Tidal (king), a king involved in the Battle of the Vale of Siddim * TidalCycles TidalCycles (also known as Tidal) is a live coding ...

ventilation and needs specialized ventilators only available in critical care units.

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Mechanical ventilation Respiratory therapy Intensive care medicine Emergency medicine