The Role of Heliox in Paediatric Respiratory Disease

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-53

  Frazier, Marie D ^a   Cheifetz, Ira M ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

airway obstruction; asthma; bronchiolitis; bronchospasm; carbon dioxide; croup; heliox; helium; mechanical ventilation; neonate; oxygen; paediatric; paediatric respiratory disease; reactive airways disease

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; HELIOX; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROUP; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TRANSPORT; GAS FLOW; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; NEBULIZATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

AEROSOLS; ASTHMA; CHILD; HELIUM; HUMANS; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 75149195337     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2009.10.008     Document Type: Review

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