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Helium-oxygen mixture does not improve gas exchange in mechanically ventilated children with bronchiolitis

INTRODUCTION: Heliox has been found to reduce both the arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO(2)) and work of breathing in children and adults with status asthmaticus. We hypothesized that, in mechanically ventilated children with bronchiolitis, increasing the ratio of helium:oxygen concentrations wo...

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Autores principales: Gross, Matthew F, Spear, Robert M, Peterson, Bradley M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC29042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11056751