Percutaneous transtracheal ventilation is the delivery of oxygen to the lungs through an over-the-needle catheter inserted through the skin into the trachea using a high pressure gas source is considered 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 , url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19059102 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 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 reduce ...

; a low

tidal volume Tidal volume (symbol VT or TV) is the volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a normal breath. In a healthy, young human adult, tidal volume is approximately 500 ml per inspiration or 7 ml/kg of body mass. Mechanical vent ...

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

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Mechanical ventilation Respiratory therapy Intensive care medicine Emergency medicine