Heliox improves pulmonary mechanics in a pediatric porcine model of induced severe bronchospasm and independent lung mechanical ventilation

Critical Care

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 65-70

  Orsini, Anthony J ^a   Stefano, John L ^b,c   Leef, Kathleen H ^c   Jasani, Melinda ^d   Ginn, Andrew ^c   Tice, Lisa ^e   Nadkarni, Vinay M ^b,e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchospasm; Heliox; Helium; Independent lung ventilation; Mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; METHACHOLINE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS FLOW; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG RESISTANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0032974296     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc311     Document Type: Article

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