Physiologic implications of helium as a carrier gas for inhaled nitric oxide in a neonatal model of Bethanecol-induced bronchoconstriction

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-164

  Miller, Thomas L ^a   Singhaus, Clifford J ^a   Sherman, Tami I ^a   Greenspan, Jay S ^b   Shaffer, Thomas H ^a,c  

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

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Bronchospasm; Heliox; Nitric oxide; Pulmonary gas exchange; Pulmonary resistance

Indexed keywords

BETHANECHOL; DRUG CARRIER; HELIOX; HELIUM; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROX; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG RESISTANCE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BETHANECHOL; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG CARRIERS; HELIUM; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SWINE;

EID: 33645535054     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000200942.23574.CA     Document Type: Article

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