Volume 9b - History of Anaesthesia Society

A .€?W years later, a zmwrable indication was dismissed by the
olatetrician Dymff in Ubo. In hypovol3emic pregnant patients, he
preferred this technique. In contrast to others, he had dissolved et$er
'Normosal' in a solution with volune e~nding properties. The
circulation thus became very stable. He rec-nded ether fusion as
the wtnod of cnoice in selscted cases in obstetric surgery. 3Y
In the late twnties, several articles abut ether anaesthesia were
tlublished. Efembrs of the surgic3l deprtment of the NUrPeg Hospital
here enthusiastic abut th-. results of more than 1900 conseative ether
infusion anaesthetics without fatal ccmplication. They called for
further intensive rese c int? this techniw and disc~issd ~tential
aspects for the future.
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Bring the time these articles awared. new short-acting anaesthetic
?rugs became available - the barbiturates. Rudolf Bmm, a na3mber of the
Sur.7ical nt of the Charite introduced Fernocton intn srlrgical
practice. His first report during the amusl meeting of the Gemn
Surgic,ql Society received little attention :Imver. During file
thirtie.;, the enthusiasm for ether infusion for anaesthetic ]nlrposes
decreased. !The tremendo~ls sliccess of t'7e barbiturates and their
derivatives mde this tschnique superfluou3. Nevgvheless, it was still
described in rapitable Gennan surgicsl textbooks.
me use of intravenous anaesthetic ether anaesthesia was an important
step forward for severs1 reasons: a p a t impetus began for the
production of short acting dm~s and, at the same time, exact
dmumentation of the phamccdynamics as well as the sile effects of
intravenously administered drugs was initiated. It enabled emrience
with a new technique of phlebotomy to be gained and initiated the
developnent of the equinment needed for its daily use in practice. Last
ht not least, t!is strange method of anaesthesia markedly Influenced
our knowledge of perioperative fluid replacement.
1 Ore C. CYmptes rendues heMomadaire des seances de l'academie des
sciences. 1974; T79:79.
2 Ore C. Etudes cliniques sur lanesthesie chirurgicale par la method
des injections $3e chloral dans les veins.J.Ehlliere Paris 1895.
3 Eurkhardt L.person..l cmication about Lul-fwig Wkhardt. 1989.
4 Eurkhanlt L.Der Einfluss Aer Kochs?lzinhsionen auf die Chloroform
-wikung wahrerld u~ld nach der narkose .Arch. klin .air. 1905; 75 : 1179
5 Burkkardt L.Wr Ctllorofom-~md aetllernarkose durch intravenose
Injektion. An-h,emr.Path.Pfiamr-ol119O9; 61:323-342.
6 Burkhardt L.Die intraveno:3e iqarkose mit Aet'ler urid
Chloroform, ..Munch r.le3.!~~h~?nschr. 1909; 46: 2365-2359.
7 Burkhardt L. Zur F'rage der intravenosen Narkose.
Munch.1ed.Wochensch.1910: 7: 361-367.
8 Burkhardt L.Uekr intravenose Narkose. Munch.ed.Wochenscllr.
1911; 15: 778-782.
9 Jenkins hp. History of fluid administration during anaesthesia and