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Opportunities and risks of using heliox in your clinical practice.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fink, James B. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Helium-oxygen mixture (heliox) has been advocated for clinical use since 1934, and there has been a growing array of clinical applications. Until recently, administering heliox has required jury-rigging by modifications and/or extension of available devices not designed for use with heliox. This paper reviews devices required to administer heliox and considers how devices designed to deliver air and/or oxygen have been adapted for use with heliox. Use of devices outside of their design limits adds risk and liability, whereas using Food-and-Drug-Administration cleared devices for heliox administration reduces the risk and liability. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 16723042 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 51 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/respcare/51/6/651.full.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rcjournal.com/contents/06.06/06.06.0651.pdf |
| Journal | Respiratory care |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
