Helium-oxygen: A versatile therapy to "lighten the load" of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Respiratory Medicine: COPD Update

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 87-94

  Eves, Neil D ^a,b   Ford, Gordon T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Dynamic hyperinflation; Exercise; Helium; Intrinsic PEEP (PEEPi); Mechanical ventilation; Oxygen; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; OXYGEN;

AIRFLOW; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HELIUM OXYGEN BREATHING; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VENTILATION DISTRIBUTION; LUNG VOLUME; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34347221537     PISSN: 17450454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedu.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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