PHYSIOLOGIC FACTORS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HYPERTROPHIC PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA
Authors: H A BICKERMAN, G J BECK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 February 1952PHYSIOLOGIC FACTORS IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HYPERTROPHIC PULMONARY EMPHYSEMAHYLAN A. BICKERMAN, M.D., GUSTAV J. BECK, M.D.HYLAN A. BICKERMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GUSTAV J. BECK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-2-607 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe difficulties involved in the treatment of chronic pulmonary emphysema have recently been emphasized, especially the undesirable reactions that may follow the administration of oxygen in markedly anoxic patients. Comroe1observed the development of mental changes ranging from somnolence to coma in eight of 65 patients with mild to severe chronic anoxemia, who were given high concentrations of oxygen to breathe. 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Y.*Received for publication April 16, 1951.From the Research Service, First (Columbia) Division of the Goldwater Memorial Hospital, Department of Hospitals, City of New York, and the Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. This investigation was supported by a grant from the Cornelius Crane Fund.†With the technical assistance of Doris Gates, A.B. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byControl of Respiration in Relation to Lung PathologyThe Case Against the Use of Respiratory StimulantsINTENSIVE RESPIRATORY CARE: ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASEAcute Respiratory Failure Observations on the Use of the Mörch Piston RespiratorA. JAY BLOCK, M.D., WILMOT C. 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