Clinical Pulmonary Physiology

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BronchospirometryBronchospirometry, the simultaneous and separate recording of ventilation and gas exchange of the two lungs, was first performed in man with the double bronchoscope of Jacobaeus and his associates.207 A number of clinically informative results were obtained,129 but the procedure was not generally accepted until pliable, double-lumen catheters simplified the examination and made it more agreeable to patients.208 , 209 These rubber catheters have separate tubes for the two lungs within a single sheath. The airways are isolated from each other and from the atmosphere by inflatable rubber cuffs. Intubation is accomplished by indirect laryngoscopy under topical anesthesia; proper placement is . . .

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