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Table 1 The number of helium-oxygen gas mixture (heliox) 'responders' for tidal volume, compliance and resistance for each performed including pulmonary function tests after crossover.

From: Heliox improves pulmonary mechanics in a pediatric porcine model of induced severe bronchospasm and independent lung mechanical ventilation

 

Assessment

 
 

1

2

3

4

CO

Tidal Volume

8/10*

8/10*

8/10*

8/10*

8/8*

Resistance

7/10*

6/10

5/10

8/10*

8/8*

Compliance

8/10*

7/10*

7/10*

2/10

7/8*

  1. CO, positive response after crossover from a nitrogen-oxygen gasmixture (nitrox) to heliox. Note only eight piglets were crossed over.*P < 0.05.
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