History and Pioneers of Cardiac Anesthesia in Italy.
Italian anesthesia
anesthesia
cardiac anesthesia
cardiac surgery
history
intensive care
pioneers
Journal
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
ISSN: 1532-8422
Titre abrégé: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9110208
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2019
Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
05
03
2019
accepted:
06
03
2019
pubmed:
11
5
2019
medline:
9
10
2020
entrez:
11
5
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The first use of extracorporeal circulation in Italy occurred in 1951 in Turin. In the 1960s only 12 heart surgery centers were using extracorporeal circulation to treat patients, and health professionals had to complete their training abroad. During the last 50 years, Italian cardiac anesthesia has become a branch of major importance, and it has experienced a constantly growing number of active centers and professionals. Today, about 50,000 cardiac surgeries are performed every year in approximately 100 centers. Many results have been achieved during this period, thanks to the contribution of several pioneers. In this article, the history of Italian cardiac anesthesia and the role of Italian anesthesiologists in the development of this subspecialty in Italy and Europe are reviewed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31072709
pii: S1053-0770(19)30275-7
doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.03.015
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3383-3385Informations de copyright
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