Helium-oxygen mixture in respiratory distress syndrome: a double-blind study.
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Abstract
In a randomized, controlled trial, the lungs of infants with respiratory distress syndrome were ventilated with either a helium-oxygen mixture or a nitrogen-oxygen mixture. In the helium-oxygen group, infants required a lower inspired oxygen concentration and a shorter duration of ventilation. There were also fewer deaths and fewer cases of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the helium-oxygen group.
Medical subject headings
- Helium
- Nitrogen
- Oxygen
- Respiration, Artificial
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn