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The Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook

History of Anaesthesia

Last modified 20/04/09. Comments to: Chris Thompson

Contents

A. J. Wright maintains a very comprehensive listing of anaesthetic history resources; there's not much point duplicating his listing here.

The UCLA Index of Medieval Medical Images demonstrates how far we've come!

Roger Traill puts a strong case that the 'Triad of Anaesthesia' has been usurped by 'Unrousable Unconsciousness' in his paper "Anaesthesia - a Modern Concept".

A detailed review of historical opposition to the concept of pain relief for surgery and how these were overcome.


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Original concept for the Virtual Anaesthesia Textbook by:
Dr. Chris Thompson
Senior Staff Specialist Anaesthetist
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney Australia