FROM THE LITERATURE

A.J. Wright, M.L.S.

Department of Anesthesiology Library

University of Alabama at Birmingham

ajwright@uab.edu

http://www.anes.uab.edu/libraryinformation.htm 

Note: In general, I have not examined articles that do not include a notation for the number of references, illustrations, etc. I do examine most books and book chapters. Books can be listed in this column more than once as new reviews appear. Older articles are included as I work through a large backlog of materials. Some listings are not directly related to anesthesia, pain or critical care but concern individuals important in the history of the specialty [i.e., Harvey Cushing or William Halsted]. I also include career profiles of living individuals. Non-English materials are so indicated. Columns for the past several years are available as "Recent Articles on Anesthesia History" in the "Anesthesia History Files" at http://www.anes.uab.edu/aneshist/aneshist.htm  I urge readers to send me any citations, especially those not in English, that I may otherwise miss!

BOOKS

Caton DC, McGoldrick KE, eds. Careers in Anesthesiology: Autobiographical Memoirs, Volume VII. Park Ridge, Illinois: Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology, 2002. 315pp. [rev. Adams N. Anaesthesia 58:941-942, 2003; McKenzie AG. Br J Anaesth 91(2):304-305, August 2003; Adams AK. History Anaesthesia Soc Proc 31:73-74, 2002]

Diz JC, Franco A, Bacon DR, Rupreht J, Alvarez J, eds. The History of Anesthesia: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on the History of Anesthesia, Santiago, Spain, 2001. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2002. 623pp. [rev. Ferguson A. Br J Anaesth 91(2):305, August 2003; McDermott PL. Anesth Analg 97:609, 2003; Zuck D. History Anaesthesia Soc Proc 31:70-73, 2002]

Hodgkiss A. From Lesion to Metaphor: Chronic Pain in British, French, and German Medical Writings, 1800-1914. Amsterdam and Atlanta: Rodopi, 2000. 218pp. [rev. Meldrum ML. Am Pain Soc Bull V12N4, July-August 2002 http://www.ampainsoc.org/pub/bulletin/jul02/reso1.htm 

Kass AM. Midwifery and Medicine in Boston: Walter Channing, M.D., 1786-1876. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2002. 386pp. [rev. Putnam CE. Bull Hist Med 77:200-201, 2003]

Kitz R, ed. "This is No Humbug!" Reminiscences of the Department of Anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Ashland, Ohio: Atlas Books, 2003. 459pp. [rev. Krenis LJ. J Clin Anesth 15: 278-281, June 2003]

Maltby JR, ed. Notable Names in Anaesthesia. London: Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2002. 254pp. [rev. Padfield A. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:110-111, 2002]

McGoldrick KE, ed. Careers in Anesthesiology: Autobiographical Memoirs. B. Raymond Fink, Luke Masahiko Kitahata, J. Roger Maltby, Thomas T. McGranahan. Volume VI. Park Ridge, Illinois: Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology, 2001. 189pp. [rev. Boulton TB. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:113-115, 2002]

Meldrum ML, ed. Opioids and Pain Relief: A Historical Perspective. Seattle: IASP Press, 2003. 222pp.

Stratmann L. Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion. Susson Publishing, 2003. 256pp.

Sykes AH. Fibres--The Life of William Sharpey, the Father of Modern Physiology in England. York: William Sessions Lit. Ebor Press, 2001. [rev. Zuck D. History Anaesthesia Soc Proc 31:74-76, 2002]

Vinten-Johansen P, Brody H, Paneth N, Rachman S, Rip M. Cholera, Chloroform, and the Science of Medicine: A Life of John Snow. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 437pp. [rev. Lancet 362:839, September 6, 2003; bibliography, index]

Wolfe RJ. Tarnished Idol: William Thomas Green Morton and the Introduction of Surgical Anesthesia: A Chronicle of the Ether Controversy. San Francisco: Norman Publishing, 2000. 672pp. [rev. Zuck D. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:115-120, 2002; 5 refs.]

ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Adams AK. Frederick Fox Cartwright. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:106-107, 2002

Adams N, Zuck D. Barbara Duncum (1910-2001). History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:103-105, 2002 [obituary]

Bacon DR. Franklin B. McKechnie, M.D. (1919-2003): the speaker of the house. ASA Newsletter 67(8):36, August 2003 [obituary; portrait]

Ball C, Westhorpe R. Local anaesthesia--early nerve blocks. Anaesth Intens Care 31(4):347, August 2003 [cover note; 2 portraits, 4 refs.]

Bloch EC. Reader separates history from histrionics. ASA Newsletter 67(4):37, April 2003 [correction to January 2003 article by Weintraub PS on separation of conjoined twins; letter]

Bodman R. The Suez crisis. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:49-53, 2002

Cope DK. A historical philosophy of change: mesmerism vs. ether as a model for pain medicine. ASA Newsletter 67(8):8-9, 15, August 2003 [2 illus., 8 refs.]

Crocker SG. A short history of Caesarean section. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:34-39, 2002

Epstein RH. Medical history's oddballs go prime time. New York Times 16 September 2003 [review of four-part television series, "Mavericks, Miracles and Medicine," which includes material on development of anesthesia in Part 1, "The Heart." The series, which originally aired September 16-19 on the History Channel, has a WWW site at http://www.historychannel.com/medicine/ ]

Evers AS. Mervyn Maze, M.D., Ch.B.: recipient of the 2003 Award for Excellence in Research. ASA Newsletter 67(8):19-20-22, August 2003 [Illus., 8 refs.]

Fairer JG. History has just begun. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:40-43, 2002

Finder RL. The art and science of office-based anesthesia in dentistry: a 150-year history. Int Anesthesiol Clin 41(3): 1-12, summer 2003 [27 refs.]

Glazer BM. Bernard V. Wetchler, M.D., to receive 2002 Distinguished Service Award. ASA Newsletter 67(8):18, August 2003 [portrait]

Goel S, Sinha M. Is halothane the end of an era? Anesth Analg 97:602, 2003 [response to Splinter W, below; letter; 2 refs.]

Gracie J. James Watt, father of the modern steam engine. Highlander: The Magazine of Scottish Heritage 41(3):34-36, May-June 2003 [illus.]

Haddad FS. Ibn Sina (Avicenna) advocated orotracheal intubation 1000 years ago. Middle East J Anesthesiol 17(2):155-162, 2003 [4 illus., 10 refs.]

Hale JR, Zeilinga de Boer J, Chanton JP, Spiller HA. Questioning the Delphic Oracle. Scient Amer August 2003 [postulates that gas breathed by the Oracle may have been ethylene; 6 illus.(including Dr. Isabella Herb administering ethylene), 5 refs. See also Spiller HA et al, below]

Harris NA. Like a patient etherized upon a table. Nurse pioneer was keenly aware of patient-nurse relationships. Am J Nurs 103(6):56, June 2003 [nurse anesthetist Florence Henderson; portrait]

Harrison GR. History of anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 58:825, 2003 [letter; response to Zorab J. Anaesthesia 57:1242, 2002; 1 ref.]

Hudson GL. Roy Porter (1946-2002). Bull Canad d'Hist Med 19(2):542-544, 2002 [obituary]

Huntley JS. Trendelenburg and not Trendelenberg. Lancet 362:174, July 12, 2003 [letter; 5 refs.]

Jacobsohn PH. What others said about Wells: memorials, tributes, affirmations. J Civil War Med 7(2):55-56, April-June 2003 [rep. J Am Dent Assoc 125:1583-1584, December 1994]

Jacobsohn PH. Dentistry's answer to 'the humiliating spectacle': Dr. Wells and his discovery. J Civil War Med 7(2):52-55, April-June 2003 [rep. J Am Dent Assoc 125:1576-1581, December 1994]

Keller CE. In tribute: past Rovenstine Lecturer Arthur C. Guyton, M.D.-1919-2003. ASA Newsletter 67(7):2, July 2003 [portrait]

Massion WH. Lategola-Rahn got there before Swan-Ganz. ASA Newsletter 67(8):38, August 2003 [letter; 1 ref.]

Nunn J, Hargreaves M. William Denis Ashley Smith OBE MD MB BS FCA--1918-2002. History Anaesthesia Soc Proc 31: 67-69, 2002 [obituary; portrait]

Oransky I. Arthur Guyton. Lancet 361:2251, June 28, 2003 [obituary; portrait]

Spiller HA, Hale JR, Zeilinga de Boer J. The Delphic Oracle: a multidisciplinary defense of the gaseous vent theory. J Clin Toxicol 40(2):189-196, 2002 [see also Hale JR, et al, above]

Splinter W. Halothane: the end of an era? Anesth Analg 95:1471, 2002 [editorial; see response by Goel S, et al, above]

Still JC. Assessment of 'risk.' History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:93-94, 2002 [abstract]

Sykes K. House-surgeon at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. History of Anaesth Soc Proc 30:15-19, 2002

Takrouri MSM, Khalaf M. Ibn Al-Nafis contributions to science. Middle East J Anesthesiol 17(2):163-176, 2003 [primarily pulmonary circulation; 9 illus., 12 refs.]

Unzueta-Merino MC, Hervas i pujal C, Villar Landeira JM. "A new toy": la irrupcion del "curare" en la anestesia espanola. Rev Espan Anestesiol Reanim 47:343-351, 2000

Vassallo SA. Lewis H. Wright Memorial Lecture: Peter L. McDermott, M.D., Ph.D., to Discuss 'Fallacies and Useful Truths: An Overview of History and Science for the Anesthesiologist...or Lust, Torture and Depravity: The Anatomay of Derangement. ASA Newsletter 67(7):7-8, July 2003 [portrait]

Villalonga A. Un siglo de la anestesia "subaracnoidea" en Espana. Rev Espan Anestesiol Reanim 47:187-188, 2000

Wang H, Lanzino G, Kraus RR, Fraser KW. Provocative test occlusion or the Matas test: who was Rudolph Matas? J Neurosurg 98:926-928, 2003 [portrait, 5 refs.]

Whorton JC. Magnetism and mind: from mesmerism to Christian Science. In: Whorton JC. Nature Cures: The History of Alternative Medicine in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002

Wilkinson DJ. A strange little book. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:78, 2002 [abstract]

Woollam CHM. The Norfolk and Norwich Anaesthetic Service 1847-1956. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:20, 2002

Young T. C.S. Ward. History of Anaesth Soc Proc 30:107-109, 2002 [obituary]

Zeitlin GL, Goerig M. An American contribution to German anesthesia. Anesthesiology 99(2):496-502, August 2003 [Dr. Jean Henley; 5 illus., 16 refs.]

Zorab J. History of anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 58:826-827, 2003 [early pain relief; 3 refs.]

Zorab J. History of anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 58:935, 2003 [pain relief among the Greeks; 1 ref.]

Zuck D. John Snow on paracentesis of the thorax. History Anaesth Soc Proc 30:54-59, 2002

Zuck D. James Matthews Duncan. Anaesthesia 58:825, 2003 [chloroform; letter; 2 refs.]