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Anesthesia

Anesthesia By JOHN A. PAULSON AND JOHN S. LUNDY Section on Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Material included in this review was published between June 1, 1948, and June 1, 1949. Any references dated previous to this period are included only because they are important to the text of the material published between the above-mentioned dates. It is obvious that in the space allotted all material published during this period could not be commented on and it has been the intention of the authors to include only that material which seemed to be of greatest interest to the most readers and important to the aspects of the field of anesthesia covered. A total of 694 papers was reviewed. Data from 49 are included in the review. INHALATION ANESTHETICS It is interesting that ether, the first adequate general anesthetic agent, first used for anesthesia more than 100 years ago, still remains the safest agent for the most patients in the hands of the greatest number of anesthe­ tists. Cyclopropane, first used clinically by Waters, has gained much favor among many anesthetists but has some well-known disadvantages. Three agents with chemical configuration similar to cyclopropane have been tested in the laboratory http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Medicine Annual Reviews

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Publisher
Annual Reviews
Copyright
Copyright 1950 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
Subject
Review Articles
ISSN
0066-4219
eISSN
1545-326X
DOI
10.1146/annurev.me.01.020150.001511
pmid
14771856
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Abstract

By JOHN A. PAULSON AND JOHN S. LUNDY Section on Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Material included in this review was published between June 1, 1948, and June 1, 1949. Any references dated previous to this period are included only because they are important to the text of the material published between the above-mentioned dates. It is obvious that in the space allotted all material published during this period could not be commented on and it has been the intention of the authors to include only that material which seemed to be of greatest interest to the most readers and important to the aspects of the field of anesthesia covered. A total of 694 papers was reviewed. Data from 49 are included in the review. INHALATION ANESTHETICS It is interesting that ether, the first adequate general anesthetic agent, first used for anesthesia more than 100 years ago, still remains the safest agent for the most patients in the hands of the greatest number of anesthe­ tists. Cyclopropane, first used clinically by Waters, has gained much favor among many anesthetists but has some well-known disadvantages. Three agents with chemical configuration similar to cyclopropane have been tested in the laboratory

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Annual Review of MedicineAnnual Reviews

Published: Feb 1, 1950

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