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Helium-oxygen reduces the production of carbon dioxide during weaning from mechanical ventilation

BACKGROUND: Prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation has a major impact on ICU bed occupancy and patient outcome, and has significant cost implications. There is evidence in patients around the period of extubation that helium-oxygen leads to a reduction in the work of breathing. Therefore brea...

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Autores principales: Flynn, Gordon, Mandersloot, Gerlinde, Healy, Marie, Saville, Mark, McAuley, Daniel F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20796307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-117