Mechanical ventilation with heliox decreases respiratory system resistance and facilitates CO2 removal in obstructive airway disease

Intensive Care Med. 2006 Oct;32(10):1676-7. doi: 10.1007/s00134-006-0348-6. Epub 2006 Aug 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Dioxide / metabolism
  • Helium / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive / therapy*
  • Oxygen / administration & dosage*
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / methods*
  • Respiration, Artificial / methods*

Substances

  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Helium
  • heliox
  • Oxygen