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(Chest. 1961;39:251-255.)
© 1961 American College of Chest Physicians

A Method of Continuous or Intermittent Tracheobronchial and Pulmonary Infusion

M. ARONOVITCH M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 Medical Director, Mount Sinai Sanatorium.

1. It is often desirable to Introduce materials into the tracheo-bronchial tree in the course of investigation or treatment of bronchopulmonary diseases.

2. Aerosol methods do not provide sufficient fluid to the bronchi and operative procedures are cumbersome.

3. A method of Introducing and leaving a cannula in the trachea of rabbits has been evolved and is described.

4. With this method, solutions can be introduced directly into the tracheo-bronchial tree in large amounts, either intermittently or continuously for days or weeks at a time.

5. It is proposed to use this method to try the effects of various solutions in the investigation and treatment of normal animals and others with induced diseases of the respiratory tract.

6. The use of this method in the treatment of human disease is suggested.






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