[A new toy: upswing in curare use in Spanish anesthesia].
The introduction of curare for general anesthesia by Harold Griffith in 1942 was one of the most important moments in the development of anesthesiology. However, several years passed before curare came to be used in Spain. We review the early application of curare and the role played by Robert Macintosh, Professor of Anaesthesia at Oxford, in introducing the drug to Spain.
Unzueta Merino
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Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona.
Hervás Puyal
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Villar Landeira
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D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history*; D000818:Animals; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000139:chemically induced; D003295:Convulsive Therapy; D003472:Curare / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004285:Dogs; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000266:history; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced; D013020:South America; D013030:Spain; D013742:Tetanus / Q000188:drug therapy
D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D003472:Curare