Major Anesthetic Themes in the 1980s
Fig. 11.1 Anesthetic societies continued to accumulate, a dozen in the 1980s In South America, in 1987, the societies in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay formed the Federation of South…
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History of Canadian Anesthesia
Edmond I Eger II, Lawrence J. Saidman and Rod N. Westhorpe (eds.)The Wondrous Story of Anesthesia10.1007/978-1-4614-8441-7_25 © Edmond I Eger, MD 2014 25. History of Canadian Anesthesia Douglas Craig1 , Diane Biehl1, Robert Byrick2 and John G Wade3 (1) Departments of…
A History of Drug Addiction in Anesthesia
Edmond I Eger II, Lawrence J. Saidman and Rod N. Westhorpe (eds.)The Wondrous Story of Anesthesia10.1007/978-1-4614-8441-7_18 © Edmond I Eger, MD 2014 18. A History of Drug Addiction in Anesthesia Christopher D. Kent1 and Karen B. Domino1 (1)…
Anesthesia, Anesthesiologists and Modern Medical Ethics
3. Holy Bible. New King James Version. 4. Takrouri MSM. Basis of obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia during childbirth. Internet J Health. 2009;9. 5. Defalque RJ, Wright AJ. In the name…
Predicting the Future
Item Number with a Comment Percent Agreeing 1. Research funding will decrease 4 100% 2. Clinical research will focus on outcome trials 4 100% 3. New drugs will be made…
History Reflected in the Evolving Approaches to Anesthesia for a Patient Undergoing Cholecystectomy
Fig. 7.1. Ether, chloroform and nitrous oxide served most of the world’s needs for general anesthesia for a century. The increasing importance of anesthesia was associated with the development of…
1860–1910: The Specialty of Anesthesia Develops Slowly
Date Contribution Surgeon/scientist 1849 Repair, vesico-vaginal fistula J. Marion Sims 1867 Perineal prostatectomy for cancer Theodor Billroth 1867 Antisepsis Joseph Lister 1871 Esophagectomy Theodor Billroth 1873 Total removal of the…
Assessment of the airway Adrian Pearce and Cheng Ong
Chapter 7 Assessment of the airway Cheng OngAdrian Pearce SUMMARY This chapter will describe: • why all patients require a preoperative assessment of the airway • how assessment determines the…
Clinical examination Helen Pickard
Chapter 4 Clinical examination Helen Pickard SUMMARY This chapter will describe: • the process of clinical examination • the techniques and tools used in examination • specific examination process of…
Respiratory assessment and disease David Lynes
Chapter 6 Respiratory assessment and disease David Lynes SUMMARY This chapter will describe: • basic anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system • applied physiology of common respiratory disease •…
