Heliox in Respiratory Failure from Obstructive Lung Disease
- 19 January 1995
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 332 (3) , 192-193
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199501193320318
Abstract
There have been sporadic reports of the use of mixtures of helium and oxygen (heliox) as therapy in obstructive lung disease.1-3 We describe a patient with respiratory failure for whom the use of heliox averted the need for intubation.Keywords
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