Use of heliox to avoid intubation in a child with acute severe asthma and hypercapnia.
Haynes
Jeffrey M
JM
Department of Respiratory Therapy, St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH, USA.
Sargent
Ronald J
RJ
Sweeney
Elizabeth L
EL
D000208:Acute Disease; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006371:Helium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D006371:Helium; C038949:heliox; D010100:Oxygen