title: Decline and fall--a tragedy in three acts.
abstract: Pre World War II, practising anaesthetists in Australia relied heavily on two companies--Commonwealth Industrial Gases and H.I. Clements & Son--for technical support. Post-war, these two were joined by Telectronics, the Australian company which exploited the electronic revolution in monitoring. From a position of profitability and major market share, all three fell to earth for commercial, political and managerial reasons.
authors.affiliation: History of Anaesthesia Special Interest Group, Australian Society of Anaesthetists.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Holland
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D001315:Australia; D003132:Commerce / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007221:Industry / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D040541:Marketing / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration