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A METHOD OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR BRONCHOSCOPY AND BRONCHOGRAPHY

A METHOD OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR BRONCHOSCOPY AND BRONCHOGRAPHY Abstract According to Jackson,1 the majority of physicians performing bronchoscopy and bronchography employ local analgesia with the patient cooperatively awake, and many use no anesthesia at all for children. A number of reasons are advanced for not using general anesthesia: (a) It is too dangerous. (b) Extreme depth of anesthesia, almost to respiratory arrest, is required to produce relaxation sufficient to insert the bronchoscope. This produces delayed postoperative recovery and morbidity, especially when thiopental (Pentothal) sodium is used. (c) Insufflated ether is of questionable value, since it creates a fog at the distal end of the bronchoscope which distorts visual acuity, and gases such as nitrous oxide and ethylene are rather impotent by comparison. (d) General anesthesia is usually fluctuant, with a "see-sawing" plane, resulting in coughing, vomiting, reflex struggle, and ultimate trauma to the trachea, larynx, and teeth. This necessitates speed on the part of the bronchoscopist, and frequently References 1. An aqueous suspension of the n-propyl ester of 3, 5-diiodo-4-pyridone-N-acetic acid with the addition of sodium carboxymethylcellulose. 2. Jackson, C.: Bronchoesophagology , Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1950. 3. Shane, S. M., and Ashman, H.: A Method of Balanced Anesthesia in General Surgery, Obstetrics and Dentistry , Internat. J. Anesth. 1:169-196 ( (June) ); 2:4-23 (Sept.) 1954. 4. Shane, S. M., and Ashman, H.: A Method of Balanced Anesthesia in General Surgery, Obstetrics and Dentistry , Baltimore, Lowry & Volz, Publishers, 1955. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

A METHOD OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR BRONCHOSCOPY AND BRONCHOGRAPHY

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1955 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0096-6894
DOI
10.1001/archotol.1955.03830030085016
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Abstract

Abstract According to Jackson,1 the majority of physicians performing bronchoscopy and bronchography employ local analgesia with the patient cooperatively awake, and many use no anesthesia at all for children. A number of reasons are advanced for not using general anesthesia: (a) It is too dangerous. (b) Extreme depth of anesthesia, almost to respiratory arrest, is required to produce relaxation sufficient to insert the bronchoscope. This produces delayed postoperative recovery and morbidity, especially when thiopental (Pentothal) sodium is used. (c) Insufflated ether is of questionable value, since it creates a fog at the distal end of the bronchoscope which distorts visual acuity, and gases such as nitrous oxide and ethylene are rather impotent by comparison. (d) General anesthesia is usually fluctuant, with a "see-sawing" plane, resulting in coughing, vomiting, reflex struggle, and ultimate trauma to the trachea, larynx, and teeth. This necessitates speed on the part of the bronchoscopist, and frequently References 1. An aqueous suspension of the n-propyl ester of 3, 5-diiodo-4-pyridone-N-acetic acid with the addition of sodium carboxymethylcellulose. 2. Jackson, C.: Bronchoesophagology , Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1950. 3. Shane, S. M., and Ashman, H.: A Method of Balanced Anesthesia in General Surgery, Obstetrics and Dentistry , Internat. J. Anesth. 1:169-196 ( (June) ); 2:4-23 (Sept.) 1954. 4. Shane, S. M., and Ashman, H.: A Method of Balanced Anesthesia in General Surgery, Obstetrics and Dentistry , Baltimore, Lowry & Volz, Publishers, 1955.

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A.M.A. Archives of OtolaryngologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 1, 1955

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