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Emerg Med J 2007;24:45-48 doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044370
  • Best evidence topic reports

Use of Heliox in the management of acute exacerbation of COPD

  1. Dhananjay Kumar, SpR in Emergency Medicine,
  2. Rajesh Kumar Saksena, SpR in Medicine
  1. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn

      Report by Dhananjay Kumar, SpR in Emergency Medicine 
 Checked by Rajesh Kumar Saksena, SpR in Medicine 
 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn

      Three part question

      In [patients with acute COPD] does [the administration of heliox] improve [survival, Peak flow, reduce time in hospital or reduce the need for mechanical ventilation]?

      Clinical scenario

      A 45-year-old male smoker attends the emergency department with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Repeated doses of nebulised Salbutamol …

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