Historia de la anestesia/Anesthesia history

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Este mes en la historia de la anestesia: Abril


This Month in Anesthesia History: April
1578 April 1: William Harvey, the English physician who first described blood circulation, was born.......
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Francis Sibson (1814-1876) el héroe no reconocido de la cirugía y la anestesia moderna

Francis Sibson (1814-1876): the unsung hero of modern surgery and anesthesia.
Osiro S, Downs E, Grater J, Loukas M.
Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.
World J Surg. 2012 Aug;36(8):1993-7. doi: 10.1007/s00268-012-1573-5.

Abstract
Francis Sibson (1814-1876) was a British physician and anatomist widely regarded as a true pioneer of the medical profession. He overcame a tragic and difficult childhood to become an avid educator at several medical schools and dedicated his life to research. For modern scientists, he is most remembered for describing Sibson's fascia, his experimental use of curare in the treatment of hydrophobia and tetanus, and his detailed description of the positions and movements of internal organs. He died on September 7, 1876 at the age of 62 from complications of an aortic aneurysm.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00268-012-1573-5#



La civilización del curare: historia de su desarrollo e introducción en anestesiología

The civilizing of curare: a history of its development and introduction into anesthesiology.
Betcher AM.
Anesth Analg. 1977 Mar-Apr;56(2):305-19.

http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/content/56/2/305.full.pdf


Archie Brain: celebrando 30 años del desarrollo de la mascarilla laríngea

Archie Brain: celebrating 30 years of development in laryngeal
mask airways
T. C. R. V. van Zundert,1 J. R. Brimacombe,2 D. Z. Ferson,3 D. R. Bacon4 and D. J. Wilkinson5
Anaesthesia 2012, 67, 1375-1385 doi:10.1111/anae.12003.x

Summary
The practice of anaesthesia was revolutionised by the ideas of Archie Brain. The routine use of a facemask to manage the airway was not a hands-free technique, despite the development of various harnesses, and made adequate record-keeping difficult. The tracheal tube was associated with some morbidity, which some felt was unsuitable for day surgery. Brain developed an airway management device that was less stressful to the patient than tracheal intubation, and was, however, as safe as using a facemask and airway. Brain also hoped his device would function for cases where mask ventilation was particularly difficult and thus give anaesthetists a safer alternative to a complex intubation, especially in emergency scenarios.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.12003.x/pdf



Atentamente
Dr. Juan C. Flores-Carrillo
Anestesiología y Medicina del Dolor
www.anestesia-dolor.org