Description |
xv, 303 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm |
Contents |
Pt. 1. Anaesthesia : the first 100 years -- 1. In the beginning -- 2. Local anaesthesia : Karl Roller, Sigmund Freud and cocaine -- 3. Entering the 20th century -- Pt. 2. Professionalism in anaesthesia : the reluctant universities and the Second World War -- 4. Ralph Waters pursues a vision (and succeeds) -- 5. The Morris Motor Company and the origins of academic anaesthesia in the UK -- 6. The impact of the Second World War -- 7. Henry Beecher, John Bonica and the treatment of pain -- 8. Curare : the Indian arrow poison -- 9. Spasms and convulsions : the role of curare -- 10. Curare transforms anaesthesia -- Pt. 3. New horizons : the scientific background of anaesthesia and the emergence of intensive care -- 11. 'Physiological trespass' : the reduction of surgical bleeding and the control of other body systems -- 12. The anaesthetist and the fever hospital -- 13. From poliomyelitis to intensive care -- 14. The tools of intensive care : mechanical ventilators and blood gas analysis -- 15. Anaesthesia for surgery on the heart -- 16. Resuscitation of the apparently dead -- 17. The search for a better inhalation agent -- 18. The pursuit of safety -- 19. The fast track : sedation and day-case surgery -- Pt. 4. The relief of pain in childbirth and the care of the newborn -- 20. Pain relief for the woman in labour -- 21. Anaesthesia for obstetric procedures in the UK -- 22. Virginia Apgar and the care of the newborn -- Pt. 5. Anaesthesia yesterday, today and tomorrow -- 23. Anaesthesia yesterday, today and tomorrow |
Summary |
From the laughing gas parties and 'ether frolics' of the 1830s, to the scientific specialty of today, this book explains how advances in anaesthesia contributed to the development of safe and successful medical practice. Throughout this narrative, the authors provide fascinating insights into the personalities involved: from Wells, Morton and Jackson, originators of general anesthesia, to Freud and Koller's legacy of cocaine addiction and Queen Victoria's insistence during childbirth, "we are going to have this baby and we are going to have chloroform!" |
Analysis |
Anesthesia History |
|
Medicine History |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Anesthesia -- History.
|
|
Medicine -- History.
|
|
Anesthesia -- history.
|
|
Anesthesia -- history.
|
Author |
Bunker, John P.
|
LC no. |
2011456075 |
ISBN |
9781853156748 (paperback) |
|