THE VALUE OF INTRAVENOUS AND INTRAPERITONEAL ADMINISTRATION OF OXYGEN

Abstract

Anoxemia was produced by (1) giving the animal to breathe an air and N mixture containing 12% O; (2) cutting down artificial respiration until the arterial O content was reduced. Intravenous administration of O produced in these cases are accentuation of the already existing anoxemia, presumably by producing pulmonary embolism. A few experiments to determine the effect of intraperitoneal O administration were inconclusive.