Should heliox be used for mechanically ventilated patients?

Respiratory Care

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 582-591

  Hurford, William E ^a,c   Cheifetz, Ira M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Asthma; Bronchodilator; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Heliox; Helium; Mechanical ventilation; Oxygen; Resistance; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

HELIOX; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SALBUTAMOL; HELIUM;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AEROSOL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HELIUM OXYGEN BREATHING; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG FUNCTION; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

ASTHMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HELIUM; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OXYGEN; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 34547829766     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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