Abstract
Summary
1. The collapse of the foam which fills the tracheobronchial tree in certain cases of pulmonary edema would be advantageous in the management of this condition. This might be accomplished by the use of antifoaming agents. 2. A method for measuring antifoaming activity in vitro is described and various antifoaming substances are compared by this method in terms of their foamdestroying power. 3. The inhalation of one of these substances, a solution of the silicone DC Antifoam A, in ether, was shown to reduce the incidence of adrenaline induced pulmonary edema in rabbits by 50%.
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