An Evaluation of Ethamivan as a Respiratory Stimulant in Barbiturate Intoxication, and Alveolar Hypoventilation in Emphysema and Obesity.

Evaluates the effect of ethamivan in a series of patients with acute respiratory failure due to barbiturate intoxication and chronic respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive emphysema or the cardio-pulmonary syndrome of obesity. Consideration of ethamivan as a central nervous system stimulant; Vital statistics on pulmonary function data in emphysematous and obese patients.