Continuous Nitrous Oxid-Oxygen Analgesia and Anesthesia With Rebreathing in Obstetrics, Technic of Administration and Summary of Results*

¿Han cambiado los conceptos de analgesia obstétrica en los últimos 100 años?

“…Estos artículos son especialmente relevantes, porque Anesthesia & Analgesia es la revista de anestesia médica más antigua del mundo y, hasta su fundación, los aspectos de la anestesia clínica eran tratados como artículos insertados en otras revistas o publicados como suplementos, pero sin entidad propia. Sorprende encontrar en estos primeros artículos cómo se analizan los datos de un elevado número de pacientes, ya que se presentan series de 100 13 , 160 12 , 202 9 y 238 10 pacientes en las que se utiliza el óxido nitroso para el control del dolor durante el parto. También encontramos referencias a la que se considera en 1922 la mayor serie del mundo, con Potter presentando sus resultados sobre 1113 partos realizados con cloroformo en tan solo un año 12 .…”

A Century of Progress and Collaboration Between Obstetric Anesthesiologists, Anesthesia & Analgesia, and the International Anesthesia Research Society

“…While labor analgesia was not widely available, many women were demanding “twilight sleep,” a combination of morphine and scopolamine typically only available to wealthy women. 7 In the lead article of the first edition, the authors stated that “the demand for better obstetrics and safety in analgesia and anesthesia must be respected.” 4 They went on to argue that inhaled nitrous oxide-oxygen was the safest method of analgesia for normal labor.…”

“…7 In the lead article of the first edition, the authors stated that "the demand for better obstetrics and safety in analgesia and anesthesia must be respected." 4 They went on to argue that inhaled nitrous oxide-oxygen was the safest method of analgesia for normal labor.…”

“…Three articles related to obstetric anesthesiology were published in that first edition of Current Researches , the focus of which have driven much of the obstetric anesthesiology research agenda for the past century. One article focused on labor analgesia, 4 the second focused on analgesia and anesthesia for cesarean delivery, 5 and the final article focused on the influence of anesthesia on maternal morbidity and mortality (Figure 1). 6 The focus on maternal mortality was significant, because in 1922, nearly 1 in every 200 mothers died during childbirth.…”

Celebrating the Centenary of Anesthesia & Analgesia

“…The first edition of the journal in August 1922 contained 3 articles on obstetric patients. [14][15][16] It is a trend that has continued, and the significant contributions of the journal and the IARS to obstetric anesthesia and analgesia are outlined by Paloma Toledo and Cynthia Wong. 17 Virginia Apgar published her revolutionary work on the assessment of neonates in Anesthesia & Analgesia in 1953, and while many appreciate her work, few probably know that she was an anesthesiologist or that the Apgar score was originally published in an anesthesia journal.…”