Practical Points in Anesthesia

By Frederick-Emil Neef

This work attempts to present authentic information on the correct practice of anesthesia. The author, Frederick-Emil Neef, did a brilliant job writing an easy-to-follow and straightforward working theory on the system of anesthesia. He explained the various equipment needed for anesthesia, the right time and way to do it, the different side effects one can experience, and discussed many important issues. The clarity and precision with which the author delivered the details make this work invaluable for everyone interested in medicine and surgery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Jun 3, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547047124

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Frederick-Emil Neef

Practical Points in Anesthesia

EAN 8596547047124

DigiCat, 2022

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Table of Contents

PREFACE

The Induction of Anesthesia.

Cardiac Collapse.

Respiratory Collapse.

When Shall the Patient be Declared Ready for Operation?

Maintenance of the Surgical Plane of Anesthesia.

Some Important Reflexes.

Vomiting During Anesthesia.

Obstructed Breathing.

The Use of the Breathing Tube.

Indications for Stimulation During Narcosis.

The Influence of Morphine on Narcosis.

General Course of the Anesthesia.

Awakening.

Recession of the Tongue After Narcosis.

Post-Operative Distress.

Morphine-Anaesthol Sequence.

Minor Anesthesia with Ethyl Chloride.

Intubation Anesthesia.

Cases Requiring Superficial Anesthesia.

Cases Requiring Anesthesia Of Moderate Depth.

Cases Requiring Profound Anesthesia.

Conclusion.

INDEX

PREFACE

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I have tried to present some of my impressions on the correct use of chloroform and ether and of a very useful combination of these—anaesthol. No doubt, my observations and conclusions will have to be modified in many details by the experiences of others. I have merely voiced a simple and coherent working theory, which has gradually forced itself upon me as my views on the practice of anesthesia have become a little broader and more comprehensive.

FREDERICK-EMIL NEEF

941 Madison Avenue

New York

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PRACTICAL POINTS IN

ANESTHESIA

The Induction of Anesthesia.

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I can spare the reader the ordeal of many words by beginning in a concrete way with the outline of a system of anesthesia that is now largely followed at the German Hospital, New York City.

The Mask

The Schimmelbusch mask is used; this fits the face and is large enough to include the bridge of the nose and prominence of the chin. It is covered with a piece of thin flannel, and, over this, impermeable cloth in the center of which a lozenge-shaped fenestra (1½×1) has been cut. In the upper half of this