| SYMPOSIUM: CURRENT CONCEPTS IN CRITICAL CARE |
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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 138-142 |
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The use of heliox in critical care
Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian1, Farahnaz Fallahian2, Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian1, Farahnaz Fallahian2
1 Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran
2 Shohada Hospital Critical Care Unit, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian
FCCM, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran
Iran
Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian
FCCM, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5151.134153
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This paper reviews the medical use of helium oxygen mixture in obstructive airway disease in patients with croup, narrow endotracheal tubes (ETTs), respiratory distress syndrome, asthma, bronchiolitis, as well as patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute lung injury. In addition, some other indications of heliox use and some innovative methods of ventilation applied in pediatrics and adults are presented through review of the literature of current decade. Yet, to recommend heliox use seems to require more research based on clinical practice and observation through vaster and more robust investigations. |
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