SIMULTANEOUS SAMPLES OF ALVEOLAR AIR FROM EACH LUNG AND PARTS THEREOF - A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF A METHOD USING BRONCHIAL CATHETERIZATION

Abstract

By placing catheters in bronchi and trachea under fluoroscopic control, the author obtained samples of air from different parts of the respiratory tract, and analyzed them for O2 and CO2 content in 2 patients with tuberculosis. No controls are given.