Documenting a patient's anesthetic in the medical record is quite different from summarizing
an office visit, writing a surgical procedure note, or recording other clinical encounters. Some …

In the early days of modern neurological surgery, the inconveniences and potential dangers
of general anesthesia by chloroform and ether using the so-called “open-drop technique” …

BACKGROUND: Skull base meningiomas represent the paradigm for the evolution of skull
base surgery within the past 50 years into a distinct neurosurgical subspecialty. METHODS …

Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this narrative review is to summarize critical
considerations for perioperative airway management and mechanical ventilation in patients …

The 20th century was a transformative era for neurosurgery, a time when global conflicts and
rapid societal changes necessitated significant medical breakthroughs. As the burden of …

OCTOBER 16, 1846, marked a dramatic day in the his-tory of humankind, with the first public
demonstration of anesthesia (fig. 1A). 1 If the reduction of human suffering is medicine's …

Surgery for intra-axial tumors necessitates balancing the functional outcomes (neurological
and neuropsychological) with the extent of resection. This is even more challenging for …

At the beginning of the 20th century, the development of safer anesthesia, antiseptic
techniques, and meticulous surgical dissection led to a substantial decrease in operative …

This is the second of five articles reviewing the historical origins of some of the more
commonly used surgical instruments and takes “time out” to remind current surgeons about …

In the medical arena, perceived quality of care is generally related to outcomes. The Institute
of Medicine actually defines quality as the “degree to which health services for individuals …