title: The appointment of an anaesthetist. Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 1900-12.
abstract: This is an historical vignette about a stage in the evolution of specialist anaesthesia in the capital city of Scotland. Ignorant management decisions delayed development in Edinburgh by 25 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Masson
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000266:history; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000266:history*; D012606:Scotland