PAGES OF THE HISTORY OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA. PART 13

Abstract The thirteenth part of the series of articles on the history of anesthesia is devoted to the history of tracheotomy, which is one of the oldest surgical procedures in medicine. According to McClelland, the history of tracheotomy is divided into 5 periods: the period "of legends" (from 2000 BC to 1546 AD), the period "of fear" (from 1546 to 1833), when the operation was performed only by brave men, often risking their reputation; the period "of drama" (from 1833 to 1932), during which the procedure was usually performed only in emergency situations in patients with acute obstruction; the period "of enthusiasm" (from 1932 to 1965), when it became fashionable to say "if you think of tracheostomy ‒ do it" or "you should have done it"; the period "of rationalization" (from 1965 to the present), when the relative advantages of intubation over tracheostomy were discussed. This article describes periods of "legends", "fear", and "drama". The 1st part of the series of articles is published in DSJ No. 73, the 2nd part in DSJ No. 76, the 3rd part in DSJ No. 77, the 4th part in DSJ No. 78, the 5th part in DSJ No. 79, the 6th part in DSJ No. 80, the 7th part in DSJ No. 82, the 8th part in DSJ No. 87, the 9th part in DSJ No. 88, the 10th part in DSJ No. 89, the 11th part in DSJ No. 93, the 12th part in DSJ No. 94. To be continued.