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Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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There is no clear benefit from heliox d

Why?

  • Heliox compared with air or oxygen does not lead to clinically significant improvements in symptoms, and has no clear effect on lung function. d

 

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   N R   Anthonisen
CAT Writers   B   Phillips , CJ   Wotton , CM   Ball