Effect of heliox-and air-driven nebulized bronchodilator therapy on lung function in patients with asthma

MF El-Khatib, G Jamaleddine, N Kanj, S Zeineddine… - Lung, 2014 - Springer
… This study compares the effect of heliox-driven to that of air-driven bronchodilator therapy
on the pulmonary function test (PFT) in patients with different levels of asthma severity. …

Beneficial effects of albuterol therapy driven by heliox versus by oxygen in severe asthma exacerbation

DL Lee, CW Hsu, H Lee, HW Chang… - Academic emergency …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… To determine clinical factors associated with greater responses to the heliox-driven albuterol
therapy, we divided the patients into ‘‘responders,’’ those who had an absolute increase in …

The effect of heliox on nebulizer function using a β-agonist bronchodilator

DR Hess, FL Acosta, RH Ritz, RM Kacmarek… - Chest, 1999 - Elsevier
… 5 mg albuterol and flows of 8 L/min air, 8 L/min heliox, and 11 L/min heliox; it was also used
with 10 mg albuterol and a heliox flow … In this study, we evaluated the effect of heliox on the …

[HTML][HTML] The use of heliox in critical care

SM Hashemian, F Fallahian - … journal of critical illness and injury …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
… the effect of heliox-powered albuterol therapy on hospital … study, heliox-powered nebulized
albuterol therapy for children … nebulized albuterol.[ 37 ] A study performed to compare the …

The effect of heliox-driven bronchodilator aerosol therapy on pulmonary function tests in patients with asthma

R Bag, V Bandi, RE Fromm Jr, KK Guntupalli - Journal of Asthma, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
heliox (80 : 20)-driven bronchodilator therapy improves PFTs in asthmatics significantly more
then air-driven bronchodilator therapy… study the effect of HDBD with supplemental heliox on …

Heliox therapy in infants with acute bronchiolitis

F Martinon-Torres, A Rodriguez-Nunez… - …, 2002 - publications.aap.org
… Administration of bronchodilators or corticosteroids before the study was also … effects
attributable to heliox therapy were detected. PICU-LOS was significantly shorter in the heliox group (…

Heliox therapy in acute severe asthma

JE Kass, RJ Castriotta - Chest, 1995 - Elsevier
… Prior to the institution of heliox therapy, all patients received three to five treatments of
nebulized albuterol, 2.5 mg per treatment, and 125 mg of methylprednisolone given intravenously. …

Use of heliox-driven nebulizer therapy in the treatment of acute asthma

SO Henderson, P Acharya, T Kilaghbian… - Annals of emergency …, 1999 - Elsevier
… The second group received 3 doses of albuterol, 5.0 mg … patients with emphysema to
heliox had been inconsistent and … acute asthma with the use of heliox and heliox-driven β-agonists, …

Heliox for treatment of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

GJ Rodrigo, CV Pollack, C Rodrigo… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
… The objective of this systematic review was to determine the effect of the addition of heliox to
heliox as a driving gas for nebulization of bronchodilators in acute exacerbations of COPD. …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of lung function and deposition of aerosolized bronchodilators carried by heliox associated with positive expiratory pressure in stable asthmatics: a …

L Alcoforado, S Brandao, C Rattes, D Brandao… - Respiratory …, 2013 - Elsevier
… groups responded to bronchodilators, only … bronchodilator response with Heliox + PEP
improved FEV 1 % and IC compared to administration with Oxygen, Oxygen with PEP and Heliox