{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15"],"submitter":["Jurickova I"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Heliox is a mixture of oxygen and helium which reduces airway resistance in patients with airway obstruction. In clinical practice, patients breathing spontaneously receive heliox via an open circuit. Recently, a semi-closed circuit for heliox administration has been proposed which minimizes consumption of heliox and therefore cost of the heliox therapy; although, the semi-closed circuit is associated with additional costs. The aim of the study is to conduct an economical analysis comparing total cost of heliox therapy using an open versus a semi-closed circuit in spontaneously breathing patients with airway obstruction.<h4>Methods</h4>Four different systems for heliox administration were analyzed: an open circuit and three alternatives of a semi-closed circuit involving"],"journal":["BMC pulmonary medicine"],"pagination":["65"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4460863"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Delivery of heliox with a semi-closed circuit during spontaneous breathing: a comparative economic theoretical study."],"pmcid":["PMC4460863"],"pubmed_authors":["Muller M","Roubik K","Jurickova I"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Delivery of heliox with a semi-closed circuit during spontaneous breathing: a comparative economic theoretical study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Heliox is a mixture of oxygen and helium which reduces airway resistance in patients with airway obstruction. In clinical practice, patients breathing spontaneously receive heliox via an open circuit. Recently, a semi-closed circuit for heliox administration has been proposed which minimizes consumption of heliox and therefore cost of the heliox therapy; although, the semi-closed circuit is associated with additional costs. The aim of the study is to conduct an economical analysis comparing total cost of heliox therapy using an open versus a semi-closed circuit in spontaneously breathing patients with airway obstruction.<h4>Methods</h4>Four different systems for heliox administration were analyzed: an open circuit and three alternatives of a semi-closed circuit involving","dates":{"release":"2015-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2015 Jun","modification":"2025-04-22T01:14:39.451Z","creation":"2019-03-27T01:53:08Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC4460863","cross_references":{"pubmed":["26059111"],"doi":["10.1186/s12890-015-0060-9"]}}