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Francis F. Foldes, MD; Wilfred Maisel, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1970;91(3):280-283.

Abstract
The combination of neuroleptanalgesia with topical anesthesia, consisting of the administration of a single dose of droperidol and fractional doses of fentanyl, gave excellent operating conditions for bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy in 86 patients. This method eliminates the disadvantage (need for controlled ventilation) and retains the advantages (ease of operation, patient comfort) of general anesthesia. The results obtained were highly satisfactory both from the endoscopists' and patients' points of view.

Author Affiliations
Bronx, NY; New York

From the departments of anesthiology of the Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 20, 1969.

Read before the joint session of the Sections of Laryngology, Otology, Rhinology, and Anesthiology, the 117th annual convention of the American Medical Association, San Francisco, June 19, 1969.

Reprint requests to 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467 (Dr. Foldes).

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