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Helium/Oxygen Mixture

The range of uses of Helium/Oxygen Mixture have expanded considerably, and most uses depend on its low density.

Airway resistance is dictated by the diameter of the airways and by the density of the inspired gas. Therefore, when nitrogen (or air) is replaced by helium, airway resistance is reduced due to the lower density of the inspired gas.

Helium/oxygen mixture may assist the flow of oxygen in the airway for patients with severely obstructed airways in conditions such as upper airway obstruction, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiolitis and croup. Patients with these conditions may suffer a range of symptoms including breathlessness, below-normal oxygen content in the arterial blood and eventually a weakening of the respiratory muscles due to exhaustion. Helium/oxygen mixture may reduce these effects, making it easier for the patient to breathe, and as it will reduce work of breathing, help to prevent respiratory failure.

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