Edward Tuohy: the man, his needle, and its place in obstetric analgesia.
The introduction of a needle designed by Ralph Huber and Edward Tuohy made continuous epidural anesthesia for labor possible. Neither the needle nor the regional anesthetic technique evolved in a vacuum; both were the culmination of a range of ideas developed by individuals around the world.
Martini
Joshua A
JA
Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Bacon
Douglas R
DR
Vasdev
Gary M
GM
D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002404:Catheterization / Q000266:history; D004850:Eponyms; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009339:Needles / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States