Korean J Anesthesiol.  1984 Mar;17(1):59-65.

Trends of Anesthetic Management in 22 Years

• Chung SH
• Shin JN
• Kim HK

Abstract

To evaluate the historical trend of anesthetic experience for the past 22 years a total of 68,473 cases which were performed at the National Medical Center from 1959 to 1981 were studied. To simplify the analysis statistically, the author selected the anesthetic cases every other year(12 years). 1) General anesthesia was performed in more than 78% of the total cases and of this number endotracheal intubation has been used with increasing frequency(average 92.8%). 2) For intravenous induction, thiopental sodium was used as the main agent, in more than 90% since 1980. 3) Trichlorethylene, cyclopropane and ethylchloride which had been used since 1961, were abandoned from 1978 except for training purposes. Methoxyflurane was used from 1973 to 1979, but given up there after because of it's nephrotoxicity. The use of halothane has steadily increased(86% of the total inhalation anesthetics) and ethrane has also been used with increasing frequency since 1980. 4) Pancuronium has been used as a primary muscle relaxant instead of gallamine and D-tubocurarine which had been used as the main durgs from 1959 till 1979. 5) Innovar and morphine as intravenous anesthetics, have recently been with increasing grequency.

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Enflurane
Gallamine Triethiodide
Halothane
Inhalation
Intubation, Intratracheal
Methoxyflurane
Morphine
Pancuronium
Thiopental
Tubocurarine
Anesthetics, Intravenous
Enflurane
Gallamine Triethiodide
Halothane
Methoxyflurane
Morphine
Pancuronium
Thiopental
Tubocurarine