This book presents to all those who are interested in the history of Anaesthesiology historical details and information on the development of anaesthesiology in Germany and the remarkable growth of our Society. At the founding session of the German Society of Anaesthesi... Lees meer.

During the last 20 years two groups of investigators have concerned themselves with the problem of acid-base regulation at various body temperatures. Each group in professional isolation pursued a separate path. Surgeons and anesthe tists developed techniques and too... Lees meer.

The First European Congress of Anesthesiology in Vienna Austria in September 1962 presented 19 Symposium discussions each lasting approximately 3 hours. Unlike most of these panels the one on Resuscitation was a free discussion on controversial topics without prese... Lees meer.

Linking existing knowledge to new knowledge by presenting it in the form of a case or a problem is a popular and effective educational approach resulting in better retention of the knowledge and improved ability to apply that knowledge to solve real problems. This prob... Lees meer.

This treatise commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the first successful allogenic kidney transplant in a human being and the beginning of a con tinuing challenge for well over a generation of anesthesiologists. This treatise commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the... Lees meer.

The development of accurate hormonal assays in recent years has evoked much interest in the area of anaesthesia and surgery. In an effort to allow an exchange of ideas and new information in this area the First International Symposium on Endocrinology in Anaesthesia an... Lees meer.

Dr. G. M. Woerlee is well known in my department both as a clinician and teacher. Years ofexperience have taught him that the problems discussed here have as yet not been treated in this way in any single work. In my opinion there is a real need for such abook not onl... Lees meer.

Serious disturbances of fluid and electrolyte balance are frequently encountered in acutely ill patients somewhat less often in the chronically sick. There seems to be a trend for such cases to increase due probably to an increase in major surgical procedures on older... Lees meer.

Endocrinology is a rapidly developing field with many new concepts. In addition many new hormones have been described since 1960. The structural analysis and synthesis of several intestinal hormones such as gastrin secretin glucagon and cholecystokinin have been ach... Lees meer.

Woerlee of the University of Leiden with his book Com mon Perioperative Problems and the Anaesthetist has filled a void in the current anes thetic literature. Dr. G. M. Woerlee is well known in my department both as a clinician and teacher. Years ofexperience ha... Lees meer.

The VIth World Congress of Anaesthesiology held in Mexico City in 1976 offered several European participants the opportunity of discovering their community of views. The idea was then launched of establishing a forum for regular exchanges among academic anaesthetists... Lees meer.

In spite of today s increasing body of knowledge in regard to central nervous func tion and or the mode of action of centrally active compounds little is done to monitor those patients which are at risk of cerebral lesions either in the OR or in the ICU. Due to the inc... Lees meer.

Anesthesiology and the Cardiovascular Patient contains the edited presentations of the 41st Annual Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology February 1996. This volume as well as past and future volumes reflects the rapid and continuing evolution of anesthesiology in the... Lees meer.

Anesthesiology and the Heart contains the Refresher Course manuscripts of the presentations of the 35th Annual Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology which took place at The Cliff Conference Center in Snowbird Utah February 16-20 1990. Theodore H. Stanley M. D. An... Lees meer.

This volume represents a review of recent work presented by eminent scientists at the Second International Symposium on Applied Physiology in Critical Care with Emphasis on Children at Aruba Netherlands Antilles November 28 - 2 December 1983. We are grateful to the... Lees meer.