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Pneumatosis Coli
Author(s) -
Yan Kwok,
Pigott Peter
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb101000.x
Subject(s) - arterial oxygen tension , inhalation , oxygen therapy , intensive care medicine , medicine , oxygen , anesthesia , chemistry , lung , organic chemistry
The use of a Hudson mask is an effective method of achieving an adequate level of arterial oxygen tension in the treatment of pneumatosis coli. In this paper, we report the successful therapy of a patient with inhalation of oxygen in high concentration, and the physiological basis and potential hazards of such treatment.