Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2020
Meta AnalysisA Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials of Neuraxial, Intravenous, and Inhalational Anesthesia for External Cephalic Version.
External cephalic version performed under neuraxial anaesthesia has higher odds of success (OR 1.88-3.57) although with higher incidence of hypotension.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Dec 2020
Biography Historical ArticleAmbition for Self and for Specialty: Emery A. Rovenstine and the Politics of Organized Anesthesia, 1937-1947.
The letters between Emery Andrew Rovenstine, MD (1895-1960), and Arthur Ernest Guedel, MD (1883-1956), are a window into the personalities and politics of the creation of American anesthesiology. The ambition of these men, both personal and professional, lay at the heart of their sacrifices and successes. Their correspondence unmasked common struggles and foibles, humanizing these giants of our field. ⋯ Still, at various points in his career, Rovenstine was censured for self-promotion by leaders in anesthesiology and the general medical community. These moments brought to light issues of continued relevance today: inner tension between individual and group ambition, and professional friction between academic and political priorities in anesthesiology. In the end, it was an unapologetic blend of ambition for self and ambition for the specialty that allowed Emery Rovenstine to make his unique imprint on American anesthesiology.