BookEdmond I Eger II, Lawrence J. Saidman, Rod N. Westhorpe, editors.
Contents:
Part I. The Woven Story of Anesthesia: Eras, Exemplars, and Looking Forward
1. History to 1798
2. The Half Century Before Ether Day
3. 1844-1846: The Discovery and Demonstration of Anesthesia
4. 1846-1860: Following the Discovery of Anesthesia
5. 1860-1910: The Specialty of Anesthesia Develops Slowly
6. 1910-1950: Anesthesia Before, During, and After Two World Wars
7. History Reflected in the Evolving Approaches to Anesthesia for a Patient Undergoing Cholecystectomy
8. Major Anesthetic Themes in the 1950s
9. Major Anesthetic Themes in the 1960s
10. Major Anesthetic Themes in the 1970s
11. Major Anesthetic Themes in the 1980s
12. Significant Developments in the 1990s
13. Major Anesthesia-Related Events in the 2000s and Beyond
14. Predicting the Future
Part II. Individual Stories
15. Surgery Before and After the Discovery of Anesthesia
16. A History of Women in American Anesthesiology
17. Anesthesia, Anesthesiologists, and Modern Medical Ethics
18. A History of Drug Addiction in Anesthesia
19. The American Society of Anesthesiologists Contributions to the Development of Anesthesiology
20. The Role of the International Anesthesia Research Society in the History of Anesthesia
21. Establishment of Anesthesia Certification and the ABA
22. The Evolution of Nurse Anesthesia in the United States
23. A History of Veterinary Anesthesia
24. The History of Anaesthesia in Australia and New Zealand
25. History of Canadian Anesthesia
26. The History of Anesthesia in Mexico, the Caribbean Islands and Central America
27. A History of Anesthesia in China
28. Aspects of the Development of Anesthesia in France
29. The Development of Anaesthesiology in German-Speaking Countries
30. The Evolution of Anaesthesia in the British Isles
31. The History of Anesthesia in Japan
32. A History of Nordic Anesthesia
33. A History of Anesthesia in South America
34. A History of Anaesthesia Journals
35. A History of the American Board of Anesthesiology Certifying Examinations
36. Development of the Certification Examination by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (1933-2012)
37. The Development of Education in Anesthesia in the United States
38. Evolution of Education in Anesthesia in Europe
39. A History of Research in Anesthesia
40. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling in Anesthesia
41. A Brief History of the Patient Safety Movement in Anaesthesia
42. Where and How Does the Anesthetic Process Help or Hurt Patients Independent of Producing Anesthesia?
43. The History of Outcomes Research in Anesthesia
44. A History of Pharmacogenomics Related to Anesthesiology
45. The Unfolding Story of How General Anesthetics Act
46. A History of Inhaled Anesthetics
47. A History of Intravenous Anesthesia
48. The History of Opioid Use in Anesthetic Delivery
49. The Evolution of Premedication
50. A History of Neuromuscular Block and Its Antagonism
51. The Development of Local Anesthetics
52. Anesthesia Machines and Breathing Systems: An Evolutionary Success Story
53. The Development of the Copper Kettle with Comments on Vaporizers that Preceded and Followed
54. The Development of Techniques for Airway Management
55. History of Respiratory Gas Monitoring in Anesthesia
56. The Story of Artificial Ventilation
57. From Copenhagen to Critical Care
58. A History of Intensive Care Medicine
59. The Development of Ambulatory and Office-Based Anesthesia
60. The Anesthesiologist and Pain a Historical Memoir
61. A History of Cardiac Anesthesiology
62. A History of Pain Relief During Childbirth
63. A History of Regional Anesthesia
64. A History of Neuroanesthesia
65. Pediatric Anesthesia
66. Some Examples of Industry Contributions to the History of Anesthesia
67. The History of the Anesthetist as a Perioperative Physician.