Helium-oxygen improves Clinical Asthma Scores in children with acute bronchiolitis

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Authors

Gregory A. Hollman · Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Guanghong Shen · UW Health University Hospital

Lan Zeng · UW Health University Hospital

Rhonda Yngsdal-Krenz · UW Health University Hospital

William H. Perloff · UW Health University Hospital

Jerry Zimmerman · UW Health University Hospital

Richard Strauss

Abstract

Inhaled helium-oxygen improves the overall respiratory status of children with acute RSV lower respiratory tract infection. In patients with mild-to-moderate bronchiolitis (Clinical Asthma Scores of <6), the beneficial effects of helium-oxygen were most pronounced in children with the greatest degree of respiratory compromise.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory viral infections research Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Critical Care Medicine

Volume 26, Issue 10, pp. 1731-1736

DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199810000-00031

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