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: I have examined most of the items listed in this column. 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; I interpret those categories very broadly. Some will concern individuals important in the history of the specialty [i.e., Harvey Cushing or William Halsted] who also achieved in other areas or widely-used equipment such as the stethoscope. 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" on the Anesthesia History Association WWW page at http://www.anes.uab.edu/anesthesia_history_association.htm I urge readers to send me any citations, especially those not in English, that I may otherwise miss!

BOOKS

Baker B. Australia’s First Anaesthetic Department 75 Years at the RPA. Camperdown, N.S.W.: Jobson Foundation, 2005. 172pp. [Illus., names index; rev. Ball C. Anaesth Intens Care 33: 701, 2005]

Bliss M. Harvey Cushing: A Life in Surgery. Oxford University Press, 2005. 591pp. [rev. Keller J. Birmingham (Ala.) News 16 October 2005, p. 8F]

Bowden ME, Rosner L. Joseph Priestley, Radical Thinker. Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2005. 72pp.

Broad WJ. The Oracle: The Lost Secrets and Hidden Message of Ancient Delphi. Penguin Press, 2005, 504pp. [Covers theory that ethylene may have provided Delphic oracle's effects; rev. Publisher's Weekly, 5 December 2005, p. 46]

Finger S. Doctor Franklin's Medicine. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005. 288pp. [includes Franklin's role investigating Franz Mesmer's animal magnetism]

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. Green DW. Eur J Anaesthesiol 22: 895-896, 2005]

Lai D. Pentathol Postcards. West New York, NJ: Mark Blatty, 2005. 190pp. [rev. Gastel B. NEJM 353: 2414-2415, 2005; Tripathi SS. Br J Anaesth 95: 843, 2005]

Moore P. Blood and Justice: The Seventeenth-Century Parisian Doctor Who Made Blood Transfusion History. Hoboken NJ: Wiley, 2003, 223pp.

Morris LE, Schroeder ME, Warner ME, eds. A Celebration of 75 Years Honoring Ralph Milton Waters, M.D. Mentor to a Profession. Proceedings the Ralph M. Waters Symposium on Professionalism in Anesthesiology Madison, Wisconsin, 2002. Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology, 2004. 260pp. [rev. Smith G. Br J Anaesth 95: 429, 2005; Imrie DD. Can J Anesth 52: 1004, 2005; Mandabach MG. Anesthesiology 103: 1106-1107, 2005]

Ortega R. Leroy D. Vandam, MD: An Anesthesia Journey. Boston: Anesthesia Associates of Massachusetts, 2004 [DVD; rev. Bacon DR. Anesthesiology 103: 912, 2005]

Padfield A, Armitage EN, Bennetts FE, Drury PME, eds. Henry Hill Hickman by W.D.A. Smith. Sheffield, England: History of Anaesthesia Society, 2005. 80pp. Illus. [rev. Sprigge JS. Br J Anaesth 95: 842, 2005]

Reynolds LA, Tansey EM, eds. Innovation in Pain Management. London: Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, 2004. 156pp. [Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine, Vol. 21; rev. Br J Anaesth 95: 723, 2005]

Sourkes TL. The Life and Work of J.L.W. Thudichum 1829-1901. Montreal: Osler Library, McGill University, 2003. 95pp. [includes material on Thudicum's introduction of nitrous oxide as general anesthetic during Franco-Prussion War]

Stolyarenko PYu. Famous Stomatologists (Jean Bercher, V.M. Uvarov and M.D. Dubov). Contribution to the Development of Local Anaesthesia in Maxillofacial Area. Samara, Russia, 2005. 64pp. [Russian; 23 Illus., 81 refs.]

ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS

ASA members live their calling by tending to hurricane victims. ASA Newsletter 69(11): 23-25, November 2005

Aziz MF. Remembering our past: a look at the resident component. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 34-35 [2 illus.]

Bacon DR. A centurion arrives--why our past may help to mold our future. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 1-3 [2 illus.]

Ball C, Westhorpe R. The first synthetic nondepolarizing muscle relaxant--gallamine. Anaesth Intens Care 33(5): 557, October 2005 [Cover note; illus., 4 refs.]

Barnett R. A horse named 'Twilight Sleep': the language of obstetric anaesthesia in 20th century Britain. Int J Obstet Anesth 14: 310-315, 2005 [3 illus., 29 refs.]

Bause GS, Hammonds WD. A short history of Paul Wood's anesthesia collection: The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 28-31 [6 illus.]

Berman JC. A day in the life: 2005. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 8-9 [Illus.]

Conroy JM, Rosenthal MH, Sessler AD. History of FAER: an investment in the future. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 32-33 [2 illus.]

Cope DK. A day in the life: 1905. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 4-5 [4 illus., 4 refs.]

Costarino AT Jr, Downes JJ. Pediatric anesthesia historical perspective. Anesthesiol Clin N Am 23: 573-595, 2005 [10 illus., 1 table, 107 refs.]

Cromwell TH. Bagdad: hope amid the ruins. ASA Newsletter 69(9): 28-29, 31, September 2005 [illus.]

Eng WK. ASA helping residents resume life after Karina. ASA Newsletter 69(11): 34, 39, November 2005

Gibbs N. Anaesthetic mortality rates in western Australia 1980-2002. Anaesth Intens Care 33(5): 616-622, October 2005 [3 illus., 1 table, 31 refs.]

Giffin JP, Powderly KE. The Long Island Society of Anesthetists. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 14-16 [7 illus., 3 refs.]

Grenvik A, Fisher M. The legendary Leigh Thompson died on February 11, 2005. Crit Care Med 33(10): 2161, 2005 [illus.]

Hutson LR Jr, Vachon CA. Dr. Rudolph Matas: innovator and pioneer in anesthesiology. Anesthesiology 103(4): 885-889, October 2005 [3 illus., 14 refs.]

Ikeda S. Government account for relief in occupied area: a Japanese physician's journey to a new medical specialty. Anesthesiology 103(5): 1089-1094, November 2005 [2 illus., 4 refs.]

Jones DM. ASA puts its house in order: history of ASA headquarters. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 41-44 [7 illus.]

Joshi GP. 10 things that changed anesthesiology. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 10-13 [8 illus.]

Knight D. Humphry Davy, the poet. Interdiscip Sci Rev 30(4): 356-372, December 2005 [76 refs.]

Markman J. The aftermath of genocide in Rwanda...Assessing a country in pain. Anesthesiology News 31(12): 26, December 2005 [3 illus.]

Metcalfe NH. Military influence upon the development of anaesthesia from the American Civil War (1861-1865) to the outbreak of the First World War. Anaesthesia 60: 1213-1217, 2005 [3 illus., 1 table, 27 refs.]

Miller RD, Hannenberg AA. Anesthesiology's choices for the next century. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 36-37 [1 illus., 4 refs.]

Owens WD. The Anesthesia Foundation. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 23-24 [2 illus.]

Paix BR, Capps R, Neumeister G, Semple T. Anaesthesia in a disaster zone: a report on the experience of an Australian medical team in Bande Aceh following the 'Boxing Day Tsunami'. Anaesth Intens Care 33(5): 629-634, October 2005 [3 illus., 13. refs.]

Pearce J. W.G. Speed III, 87, developer of treatments for migraines, dies. New York Times 15 December 2005 [obituary; see also "Dr. William Speed III, expert on the common headache." Cleveland Plain Dealer 19 November 2005]

Peter Safar, MD, 1924-2003. In the footsteps of a giant. Anesthesia Monitor [University of Pittsburgh Dept of Anesthesiology] fall 2005, p. 7 [illus.]

Schaner PJ. A history of the Distinguished Service Award. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 17-19 [listing, illus.]

Schwin DA. David S. Warner, M.D.: recipient of the 2005 Excellence in Research Award. Anesthesiology 103(4): 684-686, October 2005 [42 refs.]

Severinghaus JW. First electrodes for blood PO2 and PCO2 determination. J Appl Physiol 97: 1599---1600, 2004 [Essays on APS Classic Papers; 2 illus., 4 refs.]

Siker ES. The Rovenstine Lectureship. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 20-22, 40 [3 illus.]

Smith HM, Bacon DR. The history of anesthesia. In: Barash PG, et al, eds. Clinical Anesthesia. 5th ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2005, pp 3-26 [5 illus., 1 table, 128 refs.]

Stephen CR. A day in the life: 1955. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 6-7 [Illus.]

Stoelting RK. A historical review of the origin and contributions of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 25-27 [2 illus., 3 refs.]

Swan HJ. The pulmonary artery catheter in anesthesia practice. Anesthesiology 103(4): 890-893, October 2005 [Classic Papers Revisited; 8 refs.]

Szabat R, Bierstein K. Medicine and government regulation--the times, they have been changing. ASA Newsletter Special Commemorative Issue 1905-2005, pp 38-40 [2 illus.]

White DC. Anaesthetics and evolution. Br J Anaesth 95: 567P-568P, 2005 [abstract; 5 refs.]

Zorab J, Viby-Mogensen J, Tonnesen E, Schioler K, Berthelsen P, Ovlisen B. Henning Poulsen in memoriam (1918-2005). Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 49: 1571-1572, 2005 [illus.]