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Int Anesthesiol Clin · Jan 2000
ReviewTechniques to avoid intubation: noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and heliox therapy.
- D Hess and S Chatmongkolchart.
- Department of Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
- Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2000 Jan 1;38(3):161-87.
AbstractNPPV is useful in decreasing the intubation rate in carefully selected patients with acute respiratory failure--particularly in patients with COPD. The results of some studies also suggest a survival benefit for use of NPPV with acute respiratory failure associated with COPD. Heliox therapy may be beneficial for selected patients with large airway obstruction or asthma. The use of heliox for other indications is unclear. Heliox may adversely affect the function of respiratory care equipment such as flow meters, ventilators, nebulizers, and pulmonary function monitors.
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