The Jubilee Year of Organized Anesthesia

Betcher, Albert M.; Ciliberti, Benjamin J.; Wood, Paul M.; Wright, Lewis H.

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“…The oldest physician anesthesia society in the world was the London Society of Anaesthetists, founded in 1893. Organized anesthesia in the United States began in 1905, with the creation of the Long Island Society of Anesthetists (LISA), a group devoted “to promot[ing] the art and science of anesthetics.” 1 Over the next several years, interest in LISA membership grew beyond its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, and in 1911, LISA changed its name to the New York Society of Anesthetists (NYSA). At the second meeting of NYSA in February 1912, the esteemed acrobat-turned-physician James T. Gwathmey, MD, was elected as president of the society.…”

Section: Early Anesthesia Societies In North America and A Nascent Ph...mentioning

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Origins of the International Anesthesia Research Society, Anesthesia & Analgesia, and the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists: Lasting Legacies of Francis McMechan, MD

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Bacon

2022

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

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Francis McMechan, MD, founded the National Anesthesia Research Society (NARS), which was the precursor to the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) and the first physician anesthesia organization in the United States that was devoted to the research goals of the specialty. NARS initially sponsored Current Researches in Anesthesia and Analgesia, and IARS remains the main parent organization of the journal to this day. Dr McMechan originally hoped to coordinate the scientific efforts of NARS/IARS with the political activities of several other organizations he had founded to achieve his ultimate goal of building a powerful and well-connected anesthesia community across the nation, and eventually around the world. About a decade after his death, Dr McMechan’s sweeping global vision would be fulfilled by the creation of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA). Although Dr McMechan’s political organizations would eventually lose ground to the newer American Society of Anesthetists (ASA), his scientific organization and his inspiring international interest—embodied by IARS, Anesthesia & Analgesia, and WFSA—continue to thrive today.

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“…After the initial failure to gain AMA support for a new Section on Anesthesia in 1912, NYSA physicians had unsuccessfully renewed their efforts to achieve this distinction year after year beginning in 1921. 1…”

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Origins of the International Anesthesia Research Society, Anesthesia & Analgesia, and the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists: Lasting Legacies of Francis McMechan, MD

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Bacon

2022

Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

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“…The origin of the word 'anesthesiology' is attributed to Mathias J. (Joseph) Seifert, MD, (1866-1947) (Figure 1), of Chicago, Illinois, USA 9 . In a letter written in 1938, Seifert declared that he coined the word 'anesthesiology' in 1902.…”

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Origin of the Word ‘Anesthesiology’: Mathias J. Seifert, MD

Haridas

2018

Anaesth Intensive Care

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The word ‘anesthesiology’ was coined in 1902 by Mathias J. Seifert, MD, of Chicago, Illinois. Seifert was an accomplished musician before he commenced his medical training. After graduation in 1901 he held academic positions in medicine and gynaecology before being appointed Professor of Physical Diagnosis and Anesthesiology at the College of Dentistry, University of Illinois. He was later appointed Professor of Surgery at the Chicago Hospital College of Medicine.

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“…This was accomplished by 1 of 2 methods: (1) open-drop, where the volatile liquid was dropped on a gauze mask, and (2) bag and mask, where the volatile agent was delivered with oxygen and nitrous oxide, using high flow rates to avoid the accumulation of carbon dioxide. 7 Intravenous induction agents did not exist.…”

Section: Anesthesia In the Early 1920smentioning

confidence: 99%