Use of heliox in critical upper airway obstruction. Physical and physiologic considerations in choosing the optimal helium:oxygen mix

Resuscitation

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 297-300

  Ho, Anthony M H ^a   Dion, Peter W ^b   Karmakar, Manoj K ^a   Chung, David C ^a   Tay, Beng A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Toronto and Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Hypercarbia; Hypoxia; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

HELIOX; HELIUM; OXYGEN;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HELIUM OXYGEN BREATHING; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; LAMINAR FLOW; LUNG VENTILATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBULENT FLOW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANOXIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; HELIUM; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE;

EID: 0036200981     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(01)00473-7     Document Type: Article

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