Lack of Benefit of Heliox During Mechanical Ventilation of Subjects With Severe Air-Flow Obstruction.

BACKGROUND: The value of heliox (helium-oxygen mixture) for patients with severe air-flow obstruction is uncertain. The purpose of this study was to determine whether heliox could reduce the degree of hyperinflation and hypercapnia in mechanically ventilated patients with severe airflow obstruction....

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Published in:Respiratory Care Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 375 - 380
Main Authors: Leatherman, James W., Saavedra Romero, Ramiro, Shapiro, Robert S.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Apr2018
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