Heliox Redux Helium is an inert, colorless gas. It was discovered by spectroscopic methods during an eclipse of the sun in India in 1868 and, thus, was named from the Greek word helios, which ...

Heliox for Status Asthmaticus? In this issue of CHEST (see page 891), Carlos and Gustavo Rodrigo review studies that examine the clinical efficacy of heliox for the management of patients with ...

Heliox more effective than oxygen in 30 children studied. However, some factors call into question the results of the trial. Additional, higher powered studies needed.