Report of the Anaesthetics Committee. (appointed 1891) July, 1900.

  • British Medical Association. Anaesthetics Committee.
Date:
1900?]
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Credit: Report of the Anaesthetics Committee. (appointed 1891) July, 1900. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE ANAESTHETICS COMMITTEE. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGES Present constitution of Committee and Sub-Committees ... ... ... ... 4 Report of Analysis Sub-Committee— Introductory ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Reference ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Historical account of formation of Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• 5 Method of inquiry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Names of observers, hospitals, etc ... ... ... ... ... 6 Material collected ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Interim Reports on progress of work ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 System of analysis applied to cases from record books ... ... ... ... ... 8 Anaesthetics employed, and number of administrations of each.—Table I ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Results of analysis of record books— The uncomplicated cases—Table II ... ... ... ... it The complicated cases—Table 111 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Cases with minor complications—Table IV ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Abstracts of cases with minor complications ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 Cases of anxiety... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 Abstracts of cases of anxiety ... ... ... 35 Cases of danger—Table V ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 46 Abstracts of cases of danger ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 46 Cases of death 58 Abstracts of cases of death ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 58 Tabular statement of all the cases recorded in the record books—Table VI 64 Influence of various factors in modifying the usual phenomena of anaesthesia— Time of year (month).—Table VII ... ... ... 65 Time of day.—Tables VIII to XIII 66 Sex.—Tables XIV to XVI 68 Age.—Tables XVII to XXI, Chart 7> General condition.—Tables XXII and XXIII ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 73 Pathological states.—Tables XXIV to XXXIX ... 76 Preparation of patient, temperature of operating room, etc. 82 Duration of administration.—Tables XL to XLVIII ... 82 The operation.—Table XLIX 86 Sources of anaesthetics ... ... ... ... ... 90 Methods of administration.—Tables L to LIV ... ... ... ... 9t Quantity of anaesthetic used.—Tables LV to LVIi I ... 94 Repeated administrations ... ... 98 Examination of the phenomena recorded as having occurred during narcosis.—Tables L1X to LXVI ... ... ... 98 Notes on moving patients and the influence of posture 106 After effects.—Tables LXVII to LXXII ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 106 Treatment of complications.—Tables LXXIII to LXXVI ... ... nx Deaths in connection with the use of anaesthetics— Abstracts of cases of death due in no measure to the anaesthetic ... ... ... .. 1x7 Shock and collapse— Abstracts of cases of shock and collapse not due to anaesthetics... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 121 Notes on incomplete anaesthesia 122 Conclusions ... ... 123 Appendix I.—Cases of death recorded in the Press during .892 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 126 Appendix II.—Professor Ramsay’s report X3° Appendix III.—Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrie’s report . 133 A 2