Anaesthesia: Essays on Its History

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Anaesthesiology: Its Origins and Its Mission....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Foreword....Pages 11-12
Sir Ivan Magill’s Contribution to Anaesthesia....Pages 13-17
J. T. Clover: A Giant of Victorian Anaesthesia....Pages 18-23
Charles Waterton (1782–1865): Curare and a Canadian National Park....Pages 24-27
Francis Sibson (1814–1876): Pioneer and Prophet in Anaesthesia....Pages 28-31
The Continuing Influence of Ralph M. Waters on Education in Anesthesiology....Pages 32-35
The Influence of Ralph M. Waters on the Development of Anaesthesiology in Sweden....Pages 36-41
John S. Lundy: Father of Intravenous Anesthesia....Pages 42-44
Development of the Apgar Score....Pages 45-48
Arthur E. Guedel (1883–1956)....Pages 49-53
Dr. Cornelis R. Ritsema van Eck: A Many-Sided Pioneer....Pages 54-58
The Pioneer Anaesthetists of Australia....Pages 59-64
Anesthesia and Resuscitation Equipment I Happened to be Involved With....Pages 65-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Foreword....Pages 71-73
The Forgotten Foundations of Modern Closed-Circuit Anesthetic Technique....Pages 74-78
The Use of Alcohol for Anesthesia by Miguel García-Marín....Pages 79-87
Early Problems in Establishing Intravenous Anaesthesia....Pages 88-91
Dissociative Anesthesia....Pages 92-94
Open Drop Ether Versus Relaxant Techniques in Obstetrics....Pages 95-98
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Massive Blood Transfusions — Warming of Bank Blood....Pages 99-101
History of Fluid Administration During Anesthesia and Operation....Pages 102-107
Birth of Neuroplegia and Artificial Hibernation in France....Pages 108-111
The Treatment of Shock with Vasodilating Agents....Pages 112-115
The Lytic Cocktail, 20 Years On....Pages 116-119
The Use of the Cuirass Ventilator, Belt Type....Pages 120-122
A Mechanical Heart-Lung Machine for Use in Man....Pages 123-125
The Development of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia — The International and Local Experience....Pages 126-127
Regional Block: Its History in the United States Since World War II....Pages 128-132
The History and Development of Obstetric Anesthesia....Pages 133-140
History of Resuscitation of Newborn Infants....Pages 141-144
History and Development of Pediatric Anesthesia in Japan....Pages 145-147
History of Neurosurgical Anaesthesia....Pages 148-154
The Origins of Three Important Changes in Anaesthetic Practice....Pages 155-160
History of Development of Standards for Anesthesia Equipment....Pages 161-165
Possible Hazards of Technical Progress in Anaesthetic Practice....Pages 166-168
Theodore Schwann and the Invention of Closed-Circuit Breathing....Pages 169-175
The Early Development of Blood Gas and Blood Acid-Base Measurements....Pages 176-183
History of Hypothermic Anesthesia by Surface Cooling in Japan....Pages 184-188
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Foreword....Pages 191-192
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Anesthesia Research Interests in the United States, 1940–1980....Pages 193-197
Anesthesiology and Pharmacology at Wisconsin in the 1930s....Pages 198-202
The Edinburgh Contribution....Pages 203-205
The Yorkshire Society of Anaesthetists, Its Postwar Birth and Development....Pages 206-208
Review of Modern Anaesthesia in South Africa....Pages 209-211
The Impact of the Introduction of Curare in Australia....Pages 212-216
History of Modern Anesthesia in Japan....Pages 217-219
The Influence of Modern Anaesthesia of Other Countries on the Growth of Anaesthesia in Japan....Pages 220-223
History of Modern Anesthesia in China....Pages 224-227
Reminiscences of Anaesthesia During the Blitz and 10 Happy Years in India....Pages 228-233
History of Modern Anesthesia in Lebanon....Pages 234-237
Recent History of Resuscitation in Norway....Pages 238-241
The Development of Modern Anaesthesia in Italy....Pages 242-252
On the Development of Modern Anesthesia in Yugoslavia....Pages 253-257
The Development of Anesthesiology in Czechoslovakia....Pages 258-261
The First Interdisciplinary Centre for Intensive Care Therapy in Prague....Pages 262-264
From Open Ether to Open Hearts....Pages 265-270
Cyclopropane Anesthesia: Its Introduction at Wisconsin....Pages 271-275
The Introduction of Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs into Anaesthetic Practice in a Large “Poor-Law” Hospital....Pages 276-278
Reminiscences of the First German Anesthesia Congress in Hamburg (1927) and Rolf Frey’s Departure to Mainz....Pages 279-283
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
A Tale of Two Cities....Pages 284-290
Reminiscences of the Development of Modern Anaesthesia in Norway....Pages 291-292
Combat Casualty Anesthesia in Viet Nam....Pages 293-296
Early History of the British Journal of Anaesthesia ....Pages 297-300
The British Journal of Anaesthesia : Its Evolution to the Present Position....Pages 301-303
The Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica ....Pages 304-304
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Foreword....Pages 307-310
An Account of the Development of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists....Pages 311-313
The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists, 1968–1984....Pages 314-320
Anaesthesiology Centre Copenhagen....Pages 321-334
The Section of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care of the European Union of Medical Specialists and Its Contribution to the Professional Status of Anaesthesiology in the European Economic Community....Pages 335-339
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
Foreword....Pages 343-344
Reflections After a 40 year Interest in the History of Modern Anaesthesia....Pages 345-351
Modern Anaesthesia, with Special Reference to the Chair of Anaesthetics in Oxford....Pages 352-356
A Worm’s Eye View of the Anaesthetic Department....Pages 357-360
The Value of the History of Anaesthesia for Anaesthetists and Anaesthetists in Training....Pages 361-365
The Nurse-Anaesthetist in Norway....Pages 366-368
The Whys and Wherefores of Collecting....Pages 369-371
Historical Aspects of the Problem of Surgical Awareness....Pages 372-376
Clinician Versus Researcher in Anaesthesia....Pages 377-383
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
Charles T. Jackson’s Claim to the Discovery of Etherization....Pages 384-387
Prof. William W. Mushin About Anaesthesiology. An Interview....Pages 388-392
The National Catalogue of Anaesthetic Books, Documents and Equipment....Pages 393-394
Back Matter....Pages 395-409