Erratum in:- J Pediatr 1993 Aug;123(2):336.
Helium-oxygen mixture in respiratory distress syndrome: a double-blind study.
Elleau C, Galperine RI, Guenard H, Demarquez JL.
Service de réanimation néonatale, Hôpital Pellegrin, France.
In a randomized, controlled trial, the lungs of infants with respiratory distress syndrome were ventilated with either a helium-oxygen mixture or a nitrogen-oxygen mixture. In the helium-oxygen group, infants required a lower inspired oxygen concentration and a shorter duration of ventilation. There were also fewer deaths and fewer cases of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the helium-oxygen group.
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