Use of high-frequency ventilation to wean off cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with pulmonary hemorrhage after failure of conventional ventilation.

The management of an infant who underwent corrective surgery for a supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, which was complicated by the development of pulmonary hemorrhage while separating from cardiopulmonary bypass, is presented. Initiation of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation was effective in weaning the patient off cardiopulmonary bypass.