[Bronchoscopies under Alfatesine]

Alfatesine in perfusion, associated with laryngo-tracheal local anesthesia, was used to carry out 131 bronchoscopies. The comfort of the patient and of the bronchoscopist were then assessed. A few cardio-vascular side-effects, e.g. severe hypotension in two cases, hypertensive effects and tachycardia during introduction of the bornchoscope, were noted.