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2. Necessity is the mother of invention: William Stewart Halsted’s addiction and its influence on the development of residency training in North America.
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Wright Jr., James R. and Schachar, Norman S.
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ADDICTIONS , *INVENTIONS , *MOTHERS , *INFLUENCE , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *ACADEMIC medical centers , *SUBSTANCE abuse , *HISTORY , *INTERNSHIP programs , *MEDICAL specialties & specialists ,SURGERY practice - Abstract
Summary: William Stewart Halsted developed a novel residency training program at Johns Hopkins Hospital that, with some modifications, became the model for surgical and medical residency training in North America. While performing anesthesia research early in his career, Halsted became addicted to cocaine and morphine. This paper dissects how his innovative multi-tier residency program helped him hide his addiction while simultaneously providing outstanding patient care and academic training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...- Published
- 2020
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3. Try, try, and try again: personal reflections on the development of propofol.
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Glen, John B.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ANESTHESIA , *ANIMALS , *DOGS , *HISTORY , *INTRAVENOUS anesthetics , *RATS , *SWINE , *PROPOFOL - Published
- 2019
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4. History of the Development of Anesthesia for the Dolphin: A Quest to Study a Brain as Large as Man's.
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McCormick, James G. and Ridgway, Sam H.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *BRAIN anatomy , *ANESTHESIA , *DOLPHINS , *HUMAN voice , *ACOUSTIC stimulation - Abstract
It is important for academic-minded human anesthesiologists to have an interdisciplinary perspective when engaging in cutting-edge research as well as the practice of human anesthesiology. This was a philosophy promoted by Dr. Robert Dripps, former pioneering Chairman of the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Many human and veterinary anesthesiologists as well as biomedical engineers and neuroscientists benefited from Dr. Dripps's constructive outlook personified in the quest to develop dolphin anesthesiology.The motivation to anesthetize dolphins came from the fact that scientists and physicians wanted to study the brain of the dolphin, a brain as large as man's. Also, investigators wanted to develop anesthesia for the dolphin in order to study the electrophysiology of the dolphin's highly sophisticated auditory system, which facilitates the dolphin's amazing echolocation capability.Dolphin anesthesia involves a complex matter of unique neural control, airway anatomy, neuromuscular control of respiration, and sleep behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2018
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5. Unusual partnerships: The Corfe--McMurdie anaesthetic inhaler of 1918 and the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station.
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Cooper, M. G., Gebels, A. C., Bailey, R. J., and Whish, D. K. M.
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ANESTHESIA , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *WORLD War I -- Medical care , *CHLOROFORM , *INHALERS - Abstract
This World War 1 ether/chloroform vaporiser-inhaler was designed by and made for Captain Anstruther John Corfe by Private Eric Aspinall McMurdie, both of the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station (ACCS), Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC). It has a plaque attached labelled 25 May 1918. It is a perfect example of the ingenuity forced by the realities of war, and is one of the unique pieces in the Harry Daly Museum at the Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) headquarters in Sydney, Australia. While serving in Blendecques, France, Private McMurdie ingeniously fashioned this vaporiser from discarded items he found on the battlefield. These included Horlick's Malted Milk bottles, on which he etched measurements for ether and chloroform, and a spent brass artillery shell, which made the heating component of the inhaler. The 2nd ACCS triaged and operated on thousands of troops, and this inhaler is a reflection of the skills and innovative expertise of the staff of the 2nd ACCS which included X-rays to localise foreign bodies, and locally made splints and apparatus to treat trench foot. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2018
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6. The Coming of Anaesthesia.
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Bashford, Henry
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ANESTHESIA -- History ,HISTORY of surgery ,HISTORY of medicine ,CHLOROFORM ,HISTORY - Abstract
The article discusses the history of the use of anaesthesia in surgery and medicine. It examines several historical precedents leading up to the first use of a general anaesthetic during an operation at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1846. The author also comments on ideas concerning medicinal uses of laughing gas and carbon dioxide and addresses Scottish physician James Young Simpson's administration of chloroform during childbirth. Protests against the use of anaesthesia, particularly from a religious perspective, are also considered. more...
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7. The Introduction of Anesthesia into China: The Mystery of Dr. Peter Parker.
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Qi Chen
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *CHINESE medicine , *MEDICAL innovations , *MEDICAL research ,CHINESE history - Abstract
The introduction of anaesthesia is a historical event in the progress for the dissemination of Western Medicine in China. It was introduced into China by Peter Parker, the first Protestant medical missionary from America. The first trial seemed to be successful. However, Dr. Parker unusually omitted some information in his hospital report, including the date, the patient's medical record number and so on. This was very unusual for him who always wrote down every important case in detail in the report. Based on the analysis of Parker's reports, this article led to a conclusion that the anesthetic effect of Parker's first trial was ineffective. Furthermore, the author outlined possible answers to this mystery by discussing the situations that Parker faced in Qing China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2017
8. UTOPIAN SURGERY: EARLY ARGUMENTS AGAINST ANESTHESIA IN SURGERY, DENTISTRY, AND CHILDBIRTH.
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ANESTHESIA -- History ,SURGICAL equipment ,DENTISTRY ,CHILDBIRTH ,CHLOROFORM ,ETHER (Anesthetic) ,NINETEENTH century - Abstract
A reprint of the article "Utopian Surgery: Early Arguments Against Anesthesia in Surgery, Dentistry, and Childbirth" which appeared in the Civil War Rx blog on December 28, 2016 is presented. The article explores the arguments against the use of anesthesia in childbirth, surgery, and dentistry in the early 19th century. Diethyl ether and chloroform were reportedly introduced as general anesthetics, however anesthesia was controversial as it was poorly understood. more...
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- 2017
9. Intraabdominal Surgery and Anesthesia Management.
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Hedley-Whyte, John
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ABDOMINAL surgery , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *ARTIFICIAL respiration , *ATELECTASIS , *HISTORY , *OXYGEN - Abstract
Inspired Oxygenation in Surgical Patients During General Anesthesia With Controlled Ventilation: A Concept of Atelectasis. By Bendixen HH, Hedley-Whyte J, and Laver MB. New Engl J Med 1963; 269:991-996. Reprinted with permission.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine if the pattern of ventilation, by itself, influences oxygenation during anesthesia and surgery and examine the hypothesis that progressive pulmonary atelectasis may occur during constant ventilation whenever periodic hyperventilation is lacking, but is reversible by passive hyperinflation of the lungs. Eighteen surgical patients, ranging in age from 24 to 87 yr, without known pulmonary disease, were studied during intraabdominal procedures and one radical mastectomy. Although ventilation remained constant, changes occurred in arterial oxygen tension and in total pulmonary compliance, with an average fall of 22% in oxygen tension and 15% in total pulmonary compliance. This fall in oxygen tension supports the hypothesis that progressive mechanical atelectasis may lead to increased venous admixture to arterial blood. The influence of the ventilator pattern on atelectasis and shunting is further illustrated by the reversibility of the fall in oxygen tension that follows hyperinflation. A relation between the degree of ventilation and the magnitude of fall in arterial oxygen tension was found, where large tidal volumes appear to protect against falls in oxygen tension, while shallow tidal volumes lead to atelectasis and increased shunting with impaired oxygenation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...- Published
- 2017
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10. Anesthesia Information Management Systems.
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Davis, Thomas Corey
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ANESTHESIA -- History ,ANESTHESIA ,AUTOMATION ,COMPUTERS ,DOCUMENTATION ,MEDICAL databases ,INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,LEGAL liability ,MALPRACTICE ,MEDICAL errors ,OPERATING rooms ,QUALITY assurance ,TIME ,HEALTH insurance reimbursement ,ELECTRONIC health records ,HISTORY - Abstract
Anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) are rapidly gaining widespread acceptance. Aggressively promoted as an improvement to manual-entry recordkeeping systems in the areas of accuracy, completeness, quality improvement, billing, and vigilance, these systems record all patient vital signs and parameters, providing a legible hard copy and permanent electronic record. With well-documented financial incentives, as well as government subsidies, AIMS are becoming adopted at an unprecedented rate. With the goals of the federal government to enhance the use of the electronic medical record, there is an emerging belief that AIMS may soon be mandated, with more limited choices than currently available. As assessed by, and often in spite of the published evidence, concerns of practitioners still reflect many of the same concerns expressed in the editorial comments of the past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2017
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11. IMAGINING IN TIME. 'Don't Worry About Me': The World War II Experience of Adeline Simonson, Nurse Anesthetist with the 95th Evacuation Hospital.
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Nicholson, Carolyn
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *HISTORY of war , *MILITARY nursing , *NURSING specialties , *MAPS , *NURSE-physician relationships , *HISTORY - Abstract
Lieutenant Adeline Simonson, a young nurse from McGregor, Minnesota, was one of more than 2,000 nurse anesthetists who served in WWII. Like the 59,000 other nurses who joined the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) between 1941 and 1945, they worked in physically exhausting and often hazardous conditions. Until recently, their vital contribution to the Allied war effort has attracted little scholarly or popular interest. Neither the Veteran's Administration nor historical societies kept any records, and the nurses rarely spoke about their service. A handful of recent studies has finally begun to shed light on the history of the ANC, yet their discussion of nurse anesthetists is surprisingly scant. This article aims to fill a gap in our knowledge by throwing light on the ordeal of one nurse anesthetist attached to the 95th Evacuation Hospital. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and diaries, we recreate the story of Adeline Simonson and examine its lessons for combat nursing. The frontline setting fostered an unprecedented level of collaboration between nurse anesthetists and physician anesthetists. Under the guidance of Captain Marshall Bauer, the 95th Evac's sole anesthesiologist, Simonson not only acquired new techniques such as the administration of spinal anesthesia, but also helped train other nurses. Most important, while under fire the medical officers learned to overcome varying levels of ability and experience and to work together as a unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2016
12. Importance of evidence based medicine on research and practice.
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Kamath, Sriganesh and Guyatt, Gordon
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EVIDENCE-based medicine , *PHYSICIAN practice patterns , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *MEDICAL care , *PATIENT management - Abstract
The author reflects on the importance of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in research and medical practice. The author discusses the history of anesthesia, the role of EBM in improving the patient care, and the use of Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework in research. more...
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- 2016
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13. Physiologic Monitoring: Improving Safety or Increasing Risk?
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Durbin Jr, Charles G.
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ANESTHESIA -- History ,PATIENT monitoring equipment ,ANESTHESIA ,MONITOR alarms (Medicine) ,OXIMETRY ,PATIENT monitoring ,PATIENT safety ,PULSE oximeters ,HISTORY - Abstract
This paper will present a focused and personal history of physiologic monitoring, beginning with the discovery of modern anesthesia and its development from a technical practice to a scientific discipline. Emphasis will be on the essence of monitoring in the anesthesia evolution, and this work will attempt to answer the question of how to evaluate the impact of monitoring on patient outcome. Understanding that monitors are passive and that only caregivers using monitors can impact outcome is at the crux of this approach to analysis. The limited quality data involving monitoring analysis, including that from pulse oximetry, will be discussed and critiqued. The invention and rapid spread of pulse oximetry will be highlighted and used as an example throughout, but the principles developed will apply to other monitors and patient monitoring in general. The problems created by monitoring alarms will also be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2016
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14. Anaesthesia on the Western Front-perspectives a century later.
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McDonald, J. M.
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MILITARY medicine , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *WAR casualties , *ANESTHESIOLOGY , *RESUSCITATION , *MEDICAL care ,WORLD War I & health - Abstract
This year, 2016, marks the centenary of some of the worst battles of World War I. It is timely to reflect on the experiences of those who lived through those events, and the significant effects on the development of anaesthesia that occurred as a result. War has been a catalyst that has accelerated the development of medicine and surgery throughout history. The challenges of the Western Front, with its massive numbers of injured, saw progress in the understanding and management of trauma and shock, and significant improvement in the provision of anaesthesia and the training of anaesthesia providers. The result was increased anaesthetic safety for the civilian population after the war and further development of anaesthesia and resuscitation as a specialised area of medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2016
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15. A 1966 Anesthetic Administered by Robert D. Dripps, M.D., Demonstrated His Experimental Style of Clinical Care.
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Johnstone, Robert E. and Fleisher, Lee A.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ANESTHETICS , *ANESTHESIOLOGY , *HISTORY - Abstract
Robert D. Dripps, M.D. (1911 to 1973), helped found academic anesthesiology. Newly reviewed teaching slides from the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) contain six anesthesia records from 1965 to 1967 that involved Dripps. They illustrate the clinical philosophy he taught-to consider administration of each anesthetic a research study. Intense public criticism in 1967 for improper experimentation on patients during anesthesia changed his clinical and research philosophies and teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2016
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16. The history of the nurse anesthesia profession.
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Ray, William T and Desai, Sukumar P
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ANESTHESIOLOGY , *ANESTHESIA , *HISTORY , *NURSE anesthetists , *OCCUPATIONAL roles , *EDUCATION - Abstract
Despite the fact that anesthesia was discovered in the United States, we believe that both physicians and nurses are largely unaware of many aspects of the development of the nurse anesthetist profession. A shortage of suitable anesthetists and the reluctance of physicians to provide anesthetics in the second half of the 19th century encouraged nurses to take on this role. We trace the origins of the nurse anesthetist profession and provide biographical information about its pioneers, including Catherine Lawrence, Sister Mary Bernard Sheridan, Alice Magaw, Agatha Cobourg Hodgins, and Helen Lamb. We comment on the role of the nuns and the effect of the support and encouragement of senior surgeons on the development of the specialty. We note the major effect of World Wars I and II on the training and recruitment of nurse anesthetists. We provide information on difficulties faced by nurse anesthetists and how these were overcome. Next, we examine how members of the profession organized, developed training programs, and formalized credentialing and licensing procedures. We conclude by examining the current state of nurse anesthesia practice in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2016
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17. Crawford Long, Alfred Blalock, Louis Wright, and Georgia's Surgical Heritage.
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NAKAYAMA, DON K.
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HISTORY of surgery , *ANESTHETICS , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *BLACK history , *SURGEONS , *HISTORY of civil rights , *OPERATIVE surgery , *HISTORY - Abstract
Georgia and the Atlanta area are associated with three important figures in the history of surgery. Crawford Long (1815-1878) discovered the anesthetic effects of ether while in practice in Jefferson. Born in Culloden, Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) was a pioneer researcher in shock and resuscitation, and developed the Blalock-Taussig shunt for Tetralogy of Fallot. His technician, African-American Vivien Thomas (1910-1985), was a full partner in the landmark advances. Louis T. Wright (1891-1952) was born in LaGrange and grew up in the Jim Crow South. As the country's leading black surgeon, he led the integration of major hospitals and helped lay the groundwork for the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960s that integrated American medicine. Their stories, with roots in small towns in Georgia, reveal the deep surgical traditions of the South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2016
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18. Dr J. Edmund Riding CBE, MD, FRCA, FRCS (Hon), FCARCSI (Hon), FANZCA (Hon): 1924-2018.
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Hunter, J.M.
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ANESTHESIOLOGISTS , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *MEDICAL education -- History , *NEWSLETTERS , *ANESTHESIOLOGY , *ART , *HISTORY - Published
- 2018
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19. Discovery of Modern Anesthesia: A Counterfactual Narrative about Crawford W. Long, Horace Wells, Charles T. Jackson, and William T. G. Morton.
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Desai, Manisha S. and Desai, Sukumar P.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *HISTORY of medicine - Abstract
The discovery of anesthesia occurred during a narrow time span in the mid-19th century, but there is no agreement about who deserves credit for this important American contribution to medicine. Based mostly on an examination of primary sources, we explore how formal and informal interactions between the principals affected their careers, lives, and attribution of credit for the discovery of anesthesia. There should be no controversy as to which individual deserves credit for the discovery of anesthesia if credit is ascribed for specific contributions. We suggest that credit for the discovery of anesthesia be divided among 4 individuals who played specific roles. Crawford W. Long first used ether as an anesthetic during surgery, Horace Wells introduced nitrous oxide for pain relief during dental surgery, and William T. G. Morton gave the first public demonstration of ether anesthesia and spread the word about its efficacy. Charles T. Jackson suggested the use of ether as an anesthetic agent to Morton. We also assert that had these individuals not known one another, the discovery of anesthesia would have proceeded in approximately the same timeframe, but Wells, Morton, and Jackson would have enjoyed more productive careers as well as longer, more peaceful lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2015
20. Part of the furniture-Part 1. The contribution of pioneering anaesthetist Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle 1875-1941.
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Bowden, John and Bowden, Sally
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ANESTHESIA -- History - Abstract
A biography for British anaesthetist Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle was a pioneering anaesthetist, who is remembered for the development of early anaesthetic machines in the country.
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- 2015
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21. The Development, Impact and Use of Anaesthesia in World War One.
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McCamish, Johanna and Hawker, Rob
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ANESTHESIA -- History ,ANESTHETICS ,HISTORY of war ,NURSE anesthetists ,ANESTHESIOLOGY instruments ,ETHERS ,NITROUS oxide ,HISTORY - Published
- 2015
22. The Influence of Social Values on Obstetric Anesthesia.
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Caton, Donald
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ANESTHETICS , *CHILDBIRTH , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *FEMINISM , *OBSTETRICS , *SOCIAL values , *LABOR pain (Obstetrics) , *HISTORY , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
The article offers the author's insights regarding the influence of social values on obstetric anesthesia.
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- 2015
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23. Alice Magaw: A Model for Evidence-Based Practice.
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Goode, Victoria
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *NURSING education , *NURSE anesthetists , *ACADEMIC medical centers , *ANESTHESIA , *HISTORY of medicine , *NURSING specialties , *PATIENT safety , *EVIDENCE-based nursing , *HISTORY - Abstract
The model of evidence-based practice (EBP) of Alice Magaw places the practice of nurse anesthesia as an early pioneer in patient safety and is prophetic to the aims of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). In its 2001 report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, the IOM identified 6 aims essential to improving the delivery of care. These aims include safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, and equity. Magaw used her vast expertise in anesthetic administration to develop protocols and a body of knowledge that could be used as a template for practitioners near and far. This early use of EBP principles places nurse anesthesia at the forefront of the model and the movement to provide high-quality care. Practitioners sought her practice model out as she demonstrated her techniques to visiting providers as well as through her published ideal anesthetics in the literature. She wrote, “Pioneers are noted for building upon a body of knowledge, establishing a model for continuous improvement, and exemplifying notable methods of research with subsequent documentation of their findings.” Magaw exemplified the EBP model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2015
24. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY (WITH RESUSCITATION AND INTENSIVE MEDICINE) IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA.
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Andonov, Vladimir, Sholjakova, Marija, Nojkov, Jordan, Nikolova-Todorova, Zorka, Shosholcheva, Mirjana, Kartalov, Andrijan, and Kuzmanovska, Biljana
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ANESTHESIOLOGY research , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *ANESTHESIOLOGISTS , *CRITICAL care medicine , *HISTORY ,20TH century medical history - Abstract
Aim: To present a chronological overview of the most important events and actors that have marked the history of anaesthesiology and intensive treatment in R. Macedonia since its beginnings in the 1950s. Method: Retrospective study based on archive materials, published literature and jubilee publications, as well as the memories of individuals who have worked in the field of anaesthesiology in the past period. Results: Between the two World Wars the first anaesthesia procedures were handled by surgeons. After World War II, the development of anaesthesia in R. Macedonia could be divided into two periods: before 1965 and after 1965. Before 1965 anaesthesia was mainly given by technicians trained on courses, and after this year anaesthesiology was taken over by anaesthesiologists who had specialized at the Faculty of Medicine in Skopje. In 1985 the number of anaesthesiologists was 100, and today it exceeds 250. The most important figures in the history of Macedonian anaesthesiology are: Dr. Risto Ivanovski, who worked from 1954-78, and Prof. Dr. Vladimir Andonov, who worked as an anaesthesiologist from 1965-99. Both of them are doyens who contributed a lot to the development of the anaesthesiology service and education of anaesthesiologists in R. Macedonia. Intensive treatment had started in 1955, but in real terms it has been performed since 1966, when artificial ventilators were introduced. The modern Intensive Care Department was opened at the Surgical Clinic in 1995 and it was followed in other hospitals in the state. The Department of Anaesthesiology has existed since 1975, and it has made a huge contribution to the education of professionals who apply modern principles in emergency medicine and intensive care. Conclusion: From modest beginnings in the 1950s, anaesthesiology today in R. Macedonia has developed well organized activity that successfully follow the trends of modern medicine in the field of anesthesiology, resuscitation, intensive care and pain treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2015
25. Anesthesia and Critical Care Ventilator Modes: Past, Present, and Future.
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Bristle, Timothy J., Collins, Shawn, Hewer, Ian, and Hollifield, Kevin
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ARTIFICIAL respiration , *EXTRACORPOREAL membrane oxygenation , *HIGH-frequency ventilation (Therapy) , *PRESSURE breathing , *RESPIRATORY measurements , *CONTINUING education units , *MECHANICAL ventilators , *CONTINUOUS positive airway pressure , *MANDATORY minute volume ventilation , *POSITIVE end-expiratory pressure , *HISTORY - Abstract
Mechanical ventilators have evolved from basic machines to complicated, electronic, microprocessing engines. Over the last 2 decades, ventilator capabilities and options for critical care and anesthesia ventilators have rapidly advanced. These advances in ventilator modalities—in conjunction with a better understanding of patient physiology and the effects of positive pressure ventilation on the body—have revolutionized the mechanical ventilation process. Clinicians today have a vast array of mechanical ventilator mode options designed to match the pulmonary needs of the critically ill and anesthetized patient. Modes of mechanical ventilation continue to be based on 1 of 2 variances: volume-based or pressure-based. The wording describing the standard ventilatory modes on select present-day ventilators has changed, yet the basic principles of operation have not changed compared with older ventilators. Anesthesia providers need to understand these ventilator modes to best care for patients. This literature review encompasses a brief history of mechanical ventilation and current modes available for anesthesia and critical care ventilators, including definitions of each mode, definitions of the various descriptive labels given each mode, and techniques for optimizing and meeting the ventilator needs of the patient while avoiding complications in the surgical and critical care patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2014
26. THE ADVANTAGES OF ETHER AND CHLOROFORM IN OPERATIVE SURGERY. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED TO THE HUNTERIAN SOCIETY, On the 9th of February, 1848.
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Curling, T. B.
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HISTORY of surgery ,MEDICAL care ,ANESTHESIA -- History ,ETHER (Anesthetic) ,CHLOROFORM ,FEAR ,NINETEENTH century ,HISTORY - Abstract
The article presents a speech by medical lecturer T. B. Curling, delivered on February 9, 1848, to a meeting of the Hunterian Society in London, England. It discusses topics such as the use of ether and chloroform in surgical procedures, symptoms of pain, the excision of the female breast, and the physiological aspects of fear. more...
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- 2014
27. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING BENUMBING COLD IN OPERATIONS.
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ANESTHESIA -- History ,COLD (Temperature) ,SURGERY ,MEDICAL care ,PAIN ,PREVENTIVE medicine ,NINETEENTH century ,HISTORY - Abstract
A reprint is presented of an article that was originally published in the November 11, 1854 issue of "The Medical Times and Gazette." It offers a letter to the editor and response on the subject of using cold as local anaesthesia during medical operations such as surgery. Other topics include avoiding pain, the application of a frigorific mixture, and the use of chloroform. more...
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- 2014
28. Surgical History Program Abstracts.
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HISTORY of surgery , *LIVER transplantation , *KIDNEY transplantation , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *HISTORY - Abstract
The article presents abstracts on surgery history topics which include the first liver transplant performed by military surgeon C. Stuart Welch in 1955, the first kidney transplant performed by Sir Michael Woodruff in 1960, and the discovery of nitrous oxide's analgesic properties by Humphrey Davy. more...
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- 2014
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29. IV. History of anaesthesia in Colombia: periods of development.
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Ocampo, B. and Peña, J. E.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ANESTHESIA research , *PAIN management , *MEDICAL personnel , *DENTISTRY , *MEDICAL students - Published
- 2014
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30. Training to be an historian of anesthesia: options at universities in the United States.
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Desai, Karishma R. and Desai, Sukumar P.
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HISTORIANS , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *LONGITUDINAL method , *MEDICAL schools , *GRADUATE education , *TRAINING - Abstract
Study Objective: To determine whether a lack of training opportunities explains the finding that few anesthesia historians have obtained formal training in history. Design: Prospective study. Setting: University hospital. Measurements: A list of 128 medical schools within the United States (U.S.) was obtained from the Association of American Medical Colleges and information about graduate programs in history, history of science, and history of medicine was gathered. Editorial board members of journals affiliated with professional associations in history, history of science, and history of medicine were also queried. Main Results: We were unable to identify any U.S. institution that offered graduate training in history of anesthesia, while only a handful offered such training in history of medicine. As a result, individuals wishing to pursue doctoral training in history of medicine often enroll in programs devoted to history of science, but with an emphasis on medicine. The vast majority of affiliated universities offer doctoral programs in history. We identified programs that may be considered centers of excellence based on affiliations of editorial board members. Conclusions: Graduate training in history of anesthesia is currently unavailable, and specific opportunities in history of medicine are quite limited. Individuals wishing to obtain formal training in history of anesthesia need to enroll in a history of science or history of medicine program, and choose a research topic in history of anesthesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2013
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31. Cultivating a 'Chairside Manner': Dental Hypnosis, Patient Management Psychology, and the Origins of Behavioral Dentistry in America, 1890-1910.
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Andrick, John M.
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HYPNOTISM in dentistry , *MENTAL suggestion , *HYPNOTISM , *HISTORY of dentistry , *DENTAL care , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *PATIENT psychology , *HYPNOTISM in surgery , *HISTORY , *PSYCHOLOGY ,UNITED States history, 1865-1921 - Abstract
Discussions regarding the use of hypnotism in dentistry featured prominently in dental journals and society proceedings during the decades around the turn of the twentieth century. Many dentists used hypnotic suggestion either as the sole anesthetic for extractions or in conjunction with local and general anesthetics for excavation and cavity filling. With the heralding of humanitarian dentistry and improved local anesthesia around 1905, a number of dentists advocated using suggestion psychology to calm nervous patients and increase their comfort and satisfaction levels while undergoing dental procedures. The practice of hypnotic suggestion with local and general anesthesia in providing patients with increasingly painless procedures constituted the earliest variety of behavioral dentistry, a discipline not fully developed until the closing decades of the twentieth century. Hypnosis and suggestion became driving forces for psychological applications in the formative years of behavioral dentistry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2013
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32. A philatelic history of anesthesiology.
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Sekhar, K. C.
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STAMP collecting , *ANESTHESIOLOGY , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *POSTAL stationery , *CANCELLATIONS (Philately) - Abstract
Thematic or topical philately deals with stamp collection based on a particular topic or theme. This article deals with a thematic depiction of the history of anesthesia from ancient to modern times using stamps, postal stationery and cancellations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2013
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33. History of non-medical professionals in anaesthesia.
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Meeusen, Vera Ch, Van Zundert, André Aj, Knape, Hans Ta, and Gatt, Stephen
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ANESTHESIA -- History ,ANESTHETICS ,NURSE anesthetists ,ANESTHESIA ,ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ,HISTORY of medicine ,NURSES ,HISTORY of nursing ,SURGEONS ,HISTORY - Abstract
Background: Induction of anaesthesia, traditionally, was performed by the surgeon but a nurse took over during maintenance of anaesthesia. The surgeon was ultimately responsible for the entire operation, including the anaesthesia. In order to understand the challenges non-medical anaesthesia professionals are faced with today, it is essential to look back to the roots and to study the early days of anaesthesia. Results: In the early days, late 1870 onwards, anaesthesia was considered an indispensable part of surgery. It was considered a boring, insignificant matter. Religious nuns, nurses or general practitioners performed the anaesthesia under strict supervision of the surgeon. After WWII the speciality of anaesthesia took off. Surgeons were no longer responsible for anaesthesia; this was taken over by the anaesthesiologist, often in combination with nurses specialised in anaesthesia. Conclusion: It is virtually impossible to give an accurate, detailed account of the development of anaesthesia and non-medical anaesthesia professionals in each country because the progress of anaesthesia in each country differed as much as did the development of medicine. Ongoing efforts in areas such as education, the granting of national diplomas and organisation of national professional societies produced different types of non-medical anaesthesia professionals. Nurse anaesthetists (NAs), specifically, challenged the boundaries between the nursing and medical practices of organised medicine. Nowadays, the NA’s position is often regulated and indicated by the government and the nursing and physician communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2012
34. 'The future ain't what it used to be'- reflections on the evolution of anaesthesia.
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Goldhill, D. R., Waldmann, C. S., and Soni, N.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *CRITICAL care medicine , *HEALTH policy , *MEDICAL care financing , *MORTALITY , *GOVERNMENT policy ,EDITORIALS - Abstract
The authors reflect on the evolution of anaesthesia in Great Britain. The authors reference the letter by D. J. N. Wong and A. J. Wickham within the issue in which they suggested the need for more critical care investment in Great Britain and compared the country's mortality rates to that of the U.S. However, the authors argue that the anaesthetic drugs used today along with manpower, and equipment have improved to provide better care for patients. more...
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35. Ira P. Gunn: Educator, Advocate, Legend.
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McAuliffe, Maura S. and Koch, Kathy J.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *NURSING specialties , *OCCUPATIONAL achievement , *MILITARY nursing , *ACCREDITATION , *HISTORY - Abstract
This column examines the contributions of nurse anesthetist Ira P. Gunn, CRNA, MLN, FAAN (1927-2011), widely recognized as a visionary and tireless advocate for the profession of nurse anesthesia. Her contributions to nurse anesthesia practice, research, education, publication, consultation, credentialing, and government relations have significantly contributed to the preservation and advancement of nursing and nurse anesthesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2011
36. TECHNIQUES OF CONFEDERATE SURGEONS IN THE CIVIL WAR.
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Campbell, Robert M.
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MEDICAL care in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 ,19TH century medical history ,MEDICINE & war ,MEDICAL equipment ,ANESTHESIA -- History ,SURGEONS - Abstract
The article presents a reprint of the article "Techniques of Confederate Surgeons in the Civil War" by Robert M. Campbell, which appeared in the July 1968 issue of "AORN Journal". It discusses medical techniques used by surgeons attached to the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War. It is suggested that these surgeons were severely limited by the medical knowledge of their time. Topics discussed include medical instruments, anesthesia, sutures, amputations, and hemorrhage. more...
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- 2011
37. The Discovery of Surgical Anesthesia: Discrepancies Regarding Its Authorship.
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López-Valverde, A., Montero, J., Albaladejo, A., and Gómez de Diego, R.
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ANESTHESIA -- History ,DENTAL extraction ,ETHER (Anesthetic) ,CHLOROFORM ,NITROUS oxide - Abstract
The suppression of pain during surgical interventions has been a major achievement for human-kind. Chronologically, in 1842, William E. Clarke, a chemist in Rochester (NY), provided Elijah Pope with ether for the purposes of tooth extraction. In 1844, in Boston, G.Q. Colton and the dentist Horace Wells used nitrous oxide as an anesthetic for tooth extraction. On the 16th of October, 1846, the American dentist William T.G. Morton became a pioneer within the medical community with respect to anesthesia by inhalation when he used ether as an anesthetic at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1847, the Scot James Young Simpson began to use chloroform as an anesthetic for obstetrics in Edinburgh. These events gave rise to several disputes among their users (who are not very well-known today), who strove to claim that they had been the discoverers of surgical anesthesia, with a view to obtaining a series of patents and state sinecures. This article attempts to clarify certain discrepancies about the authorship of surgical anesthesia. The evidence suggests that surgical anesthesia first began to be applied in the field of dentistry. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] more...
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38. DENTAL GİRİŞİMLERDE GENEL ANESTEZİ UYGULAMALARI.
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Karacalar, Serap and Aykaç, Bora
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *LOCAL anesthesia , *PRACTICE of dentistry , *DENTAL materials , *DENTAL equipment , *DENTAL clinics , *MEDICAL care , *DENTAL care , *ANALGESIA - Abstract
Today, dental interventions are performed under local anaesthesia as well as general anaesthesia or sedation when indicated. Parallel to progress in anaesthesia practice, general anaesthesia is commonly used in dental practice. Therefore, it has become widespread to constitute accordingly the physical conditions of dental centers, selection of general anaesthesia patients and determination of prerequisites in general anaesthesia. In this review, we aimed to discuss the history of general anaesthesia, preanaesthesia evaluation, premedication, anaesthesia procedure, and postanaesthesia recovery in dental practice in the light of the current literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2010
39. A personal history of the MASTER Trial and its link to the clinical trials network of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
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Rigg, J. R. A.
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CLINICAL trials , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *PERIOPERATIVE care , *MILITARY medicine , *ANESTHESIOLOGY , *EPIDURAL anesthesia , *HISTORY - Abstract
The aim of this paper is to link the history of the Multicentre Australian Study of Epidural Anaesthesia in high risk surgery, the MASTER Trial, the first National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded multicentre randomised clinical trial in Australia led by anaesthetist researchers, and the decision of The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) to establish a clinical trials network, in 2003, to the success of contemporary researchers in Australia and New Zealand in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2016
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40. History of the development of general anaesthesia in Malta.
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Azzopardi, Nazzareno
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ETHER (Anesthetic) , *CHLOROFORM , *ANESTHETICS , *DRUG delivery devices , *DRUG delivery systems , *INHALERS - Abstract
The article features the history and development of general anaesthesia in Malta. It mentions that the first general anaesthesia given to patients took place at the Naval Hospital in Bighi on March 6, 1847 by young medical officer Thomas Spencer Wells, using ether through Hooper inhaler. It states that in April 20, 1855, the first anesthetic-related death occurred when English doctor Sankey gave chloroform to a strong thirty-five year old man, for toe amputation. Also discussed are the history of anaesthesia on other countries. more...
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- 2009
41. Progress in Patient Safety in Anesthesia.
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Methangkool, Emily, Cole, Daniel J., and Cannesson, Maxime
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PATIENT safety , *ANESTHESIOLOGY , *PERIOPERATIVE care , *PREVENTION of medical errors , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *ANESTHESIA , *HISTORY - Abstract
This Viewpoint describes the history of patient safety improvements in the practice of anesthesiology, with a shift in focus from reducing procedural mortality to improving systems, including optimization of teamwork, communication, interdisciplinary care, and standards for new technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2020
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42. Fasting from midnight--the history behind the dogma.
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Maltby, J. Roger
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FASTING ,DIET ,DOGMA ,DOCTRINAL theology ,MEDICAL research ,ANESTHESIA -- History ,ANESTHESIA ,HISTORY ,MEDICAL protocols ,PREOPERATIVE care ,TIME - Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to review historical fasting guidelines and how the dogma of fasting from midnight arose and came to be challenged by randomized clinical trials of preoperative clear liquids versus overnight fast. Medical and anaesthesia textbooks and journals from the 19th and 20th centuries were consulted, and the results of clinical trials and the reaction to them are reviewed. The dogma appeared to result from extrapolation of pulmonary aspiration risk in ‘full-stomach’ emergency cases to healthy elective cases. This was reinforced when 25mL in the stomach, present in half of all healthy fasting patients, was used as a surrogate marker for high risk of aspiration. Subsequent large-scale studies showed the risk to be minimal. Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials demonstrated the safety of clear oral liquids until 2hr preoperatively in healthy patients undergoing elective surgery. Reaction was cautious but led to eventual acceptance of evidence-based fasting guidelines. [Copyright &y& Elsevier] more...
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- 2006
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43. The contribution of newspapers and their advertisements to the history of colonial anaesthesia.
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NEWSON, A. J.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ETHER (Anesthetic) , *CHEMICAL reagents , *HISTORY of advertising , *INHALATION anesthesia , *ETHERS , *HISTORY , *INHALATION anesthetics ,BRITISH colonies - Abstract
The first news to reach New Zealand about the beneficial effects of inhalation of ether during surgical operations arrived in Wellington on Sunday July 4 1847. This was 283 days after the first successful demonstration in Boston. The mail services that brought this news and the original source of this news are described. After this news had reached Wellington, it then took another 84 days before the first successful trial of the agent took place in the recently opened Wellington Colonial Hospital. This period of eighty-four days compares unfavourably with those for Sydney and Cape Town. The reasons for this delay are discussed and using information available in the local Sydney and Wellington newspapers, the delay is shown to have been due to the unavailability of supplies of the necessary chemical reagents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2006
44. 124P 124P 124P Some Observations on Early Military Anaesthesia.
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HOUGHTON, I. T.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *ARMED Forces , *PAIN management , *CHLOROFORM , *MILITARY surgery , *MILITARY medicine , *MEDICAL care - Abstract
Although anaesthesia was discovered in 1846, pain relief had been used for many years previously. Opium, mandragora, and Indian hemp amongst others have been used since the earliest times as alluded to by many of the classical writers. The use of refrigeration anaesthesia is known to have been recommended a millennium ago although it never had much usage. Very soon after the introduction of ether anaesthesia, it was recommended for military use and the first use by the American forces was in Buena Vista early in 1847 and then again at Vera Cruz. Pirogoff taught and used ether anaesthesia on active service with the Russian forces in the Caucasus in the summer of 1847. Meanwhile Spencer Wells, who was serving with the Royal Navy in Malta, was the first British service medical officer recorded to have used anaesthesia. He went on to write up a series of 106 anaesthetics. The Danes were probably next to use anaesthesia in battle using chloroform in 1848. However, it was not until the Crimean War that anaesthesia began to play an important part in battle surgery with many anaesthetics being given with varying results. The War of the Rebellion was the next war in which anaesthesia was important and the first one in which proper statistics were kept allowing useful analysis. Anaesthesia had irrevocably found its place in battlefield surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2006
45. Inhaled anesthetics: an historical overview.
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Whalen, Francis X., Bacon, Douglas R., and Smith, Hugh M.
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ANESTHESIA ,ANESTHESIOLOGY ,ANESTHETICS ,CENTRAL nervous system depressants ,ETHER (Anesthetic) ,ANESTHESIA -- History ,INHALATION anesthetics ,HISTORY - Abstract
Inhalational agents have played a pivotal role in anesthesia history. The first publicly demonstrated anesthetic of the modern era, diethyl ether, was an inhalational anesthetic. The attributes of a good agent, ability to rapidly induce anesthesia, with limited side effects has lead research efforts for over a hundred and fifty years. The explosion hazard was largely conquered with the development of the halogenated agents in the 1950s. Rapid emergence, with limited nausea and vomiting continue to drive discovery efforts, yet the ‘modern’ agents continue to improve upon those in the past. The future holds promise, but perhaps the most interesting contrast over time is the ability to rapidly introduce new agents into practice. From James Young Simpson''s dinner table one evening to the operating suite the next day, modern agents take decades from first synthesis to clinical introduction. [Copyright &y& Elsevier] more...
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- 2005
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46. Bier's block; 100 years old and still going strong!
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Brill, S., Middleton, W., Brill, G., and Fisher, A.
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ANESTHESIA -- History , *PROCAINE - Abstract
In August 1908 Karl August Bier, Professor of Surgery in Berlin, described a new method of producing analgesia of a limb which he named 'vein anesthesia'. Bier first presented his new method of intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA) at the 37th Congress of the German Surgical Society on 22 April, 1908, only 10 years after his significant communication on spinal anesthesia (1). His method, which now bears his name, consisted of occluding the circulation in a segment of the arm with two tourniquets and then injecting a dilute local anesthetic through a venous cut-down in the isolated segment. Bier had the good fortune to use procaine, the first safe injectable local anesthetic that had been synthesized by Einhorn in 1904. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2004
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47. Surgical anesthesia emerged from self-experimentation and dueling egos
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Blakemore , Erin
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Boston, Massachusetts -- History ,Anesthesia -- History ,Sleep ,Physicians ,Surgeons ,Tumors ,Business ,Computers and office automation industries ,Telecommunications industry - Abstract
Byline: Erin Blakemore In 1846, a dentist and a surgeon tried something dramatically new: the first public operation performed with anesthesia. Armed with a glass globe filled with ether, they [...] more...
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- 2020
48. Conquering pain: the story of anesthesia
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Bodach, Vijaya Khisty
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Anesthesia -- History ,Surgery -- Health aspects ,Analgesics -- Usage ,Pain -- Care and treatment ,Pain -- Health aspects ,Pain -- Methods - Abstract
Just 200 years ago, if you had an aching tooth, you endured the pain until infection and rot made it intolerable. Then you paid a visit to a barber-surgeon. (Who?!) […]
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49. Dr. Wells' impact on dentistry and medicine
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Chancellor, James W.
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Anesthesia -- History ,Oral surgery -- Innovations ,Nitrous oxide -- History ,Health - Abstract
Dentist Horace Wells' discovery that nitrous oxide relieved dental pain stimulated use of this gas and fueled interest in other anesthetics among dentists and physicians. Prior to 1840, dentistry was a primitive, largely unregulated, lowly regarded profession. Surgery was performed hastily without the benefit of adequate pain control. In 1844, Dr. Wells used nitrous oxide to alleviate pain during dental surgery. His discovery was touted to both dentists and physicians and fueled the development of ether and chloroform anesthetics. Between 1864 and 1897, Gardner Colton used nitrous oxide during tooth extractions in more than 193,800 patients. The addition of oxygen to nitrous oxide in 1868 increased the popularity of this anesthesia among physicians. Anesthesiologists in the 1990s use nitrous oxide to boost the uptake and effects of other more potent anesthetics. more...
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- 1994
50. Going Under.
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Gaidos, Susan
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ANESTHESIOLOGY research , *ANESTHESIA -- History , *ANESTHETICS , *MEDICAL research - Abstract
The article discusses research on anesthesia, noting that the neural mechanisms involved in anesthesia are not well understood and that improved understanding could help refine the administration of anesthetic drugs. Anesthesiologist Emory Brown and his research on these topics are discussed and historical aspects of anesthesiology are reported. INSET: Bridges in the brain. more...
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- 2011
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