New System May Allow Xenon Use To Protect Brain In Critically Ill Newborns
Friday, July 24, 2009 - 21:35
in Health & Medicine
Breathing xenon gas can help protect the infant brain from damage caused by oxygen deprivation, but the xenon's high cost and scarcity has precluded its widespread use. A newly developed "closed circuit system" may make xenon feasible, safe, and cost efficient for use in protecting the brains of critically ill infants, according to a new study.