Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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In the mid 18th century, Monro, Kite, and others stared to perform tracheal intubation during cardiopul- monary resuscitation. In 1790's, it was found that tra- cheal intubation using Kite's device and method was technically difficult and, because of the design of the tube, an inserted tube might frequently obstruct the airway. ⋯ In addition, Leroy invented a device to facilitate tracheal intubation. Despite these efforts, tracheal intubation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation was abandoned afterwards because of "unexpected" reasons.
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We experienced rocuronium-induced anaphylaxis in a 62-year-old man who was scheduled for laparoscopic ileocecal excision for cecal cancer under general anes- thesia. The patient did not have a preoperative history and examinations suggestive of heart disease, or pre- disposing factors for myocardial infarction. Just after induction of anesthesia, we noticed abnormally low blood pressure and ST segment elevation on his elec- trocardiogram. ⋯ The sur- gery was performed safely with this protocol. It is likely that his symptoms in the first general anesthesia were caused by Kounis syndrome. We conclude that the basophil activation test seems to be valuable in determining the causative agent of anaphylaxis, partic- ularly when a patient does not agree to undergo skin tests.
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Macewen, who was the first to perform tracheal intubation in a patient undergoing surgery under gen- eral anesthesia, described four people (Desault Bou- chut, Schrötter and Trendelenburg) who had per- formed tracheal intubation (without general anesthe- sia), before Macewen. Literature search indicates that tracheal intubation had been performed before Desault (ca. 1790), with different aims. In this article, I describe several people who developed tracheal intuba- tion for cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the drowned: Alexander Monro Secundus (tracheal intubation was estimated to be performed during 1767-1774), William Cullen (1767-1774), Charles Kite (1784-1786) and Edward Coleman (1786-1791).
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Historical Article
[History of Resuscitation: 1. Development of Resuscitation in the Mid-18 Century-1 : Establishment of Humane Societies and List of Literature].
In the mid-18th century, a growing number of peo- ple started to attempt resuscitation of "apparently dead" people as a result of drowning or other causes, and humane societies were established in Holland, Brit- ain, and other European countries. In this article, I describe a history of those humane societies and pro- vide an extensive list of literature related to resuscita- tion published from the mid-18th century to 1820's.
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Historical Article
[History of Resuscitation: 2. Development of Resuscitation in the Mid-18 Century-2 : Background of Development of Resuscitation and Rescue Methods].
In the mid-18th century, a growing number of peo- ple started to attempt resuscitation of "apparently dead" people as a result of drowning or other causes. In this article, I describe the background for this movement (which was likely to be related to a fear of being buried alive and of being dissected alive). I also describe a historical development of rescue methods of drowned people.