Deep underground beneath the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, a patient lies in an induced coma. The professional diver is being treated for an acquired brain injury after suffering extreme ...

Heliox (helium/oxygen mixture) might be superior to oxygen as a driving gas for aerosol delivery of ß-agonists in patients with acute asthma because its lower gas density results in decreased ...

Physicians also closely monitored him for airway compromise and administered bedside heliox, a helium and oxygen mixture. The patient did not have soft tissue to hold a trach in place, ...

Heliox is a mixture of helium and oxygen used in medical treatment for patients with breathing difficulties. It is used in place of air or pure oxygen in a process called heliox therapy, which helps ...

However, there is evidence that helium and oxygen mixtures (heliox) may provide additional benefits to patients with acute asthma. This review examines the evidence from ten randomised controlled ...