The art of anaesthesia . Fig. 85.—Intrapharyngeal anaesthesia, showing the insertion of the nasal tubes. Thecatheters are moistened with the patients saliva. The nose is tilted backward and the tubeaare passed along the floor of the nose downward and backward. ; ••» -ill I ? /. i Fig. 86.—Intrapharyngeal anaesthesia. Nasal tubes in place and strapped to the patient sforehead by adhesive plaster. an adhesive strip over the nasal tube. Fig. 85 shows inser-tion of the catheters. Fig 86 shows catheters in position. The anaesthesia may now be continued with the head 156 ANESTHESIA covered by towels
The art of anaesthesia . Fig. 85.—Intrapharyngeal anaesthesia, showing the insertion of the nasal tubes. Thecatheters are moistened with the patients saliva. The nose is tilted backward and the tubeaare passed along the floor of the nose downward and backward. ; ••» -ill I ? /. i Fig. 86.—Intrapharyngeal anaesthesia. Nasal tubes in place and strapped to the patient sforehead by adhesive plaster. an adhesive strip over the nasal tube. Fig. 85 shows inser-tion of the catheters. Fig 86 shows catheters in position. The anaesthesia may now be continued with the head 156 ANESTHESIA covered by towels and the anaesthetist at some distancefrom the patient. One gradually reduces the percentagesbeginning at the end of half an hour, until 40 or 50 mm. isreached, at which point the patient may be carried forhours. As has been before stated this type of anaesthesia is con-stant and does not attempt to vary its level according tothe manipulations of the surgeon. The anaesthetist must be continually alive to the patientand the apparatus, however, for trouble may arise in eitheror both. This trouble will be more difficult to detect andmust be met more promptly than where a more simplemethod is employed. The second method, in which a small volume of veryconcentrated ether i
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