title: The development of pediatric fluid resuscitation: an interview with Dr. Frederic A. 'Fritz' Berry.
abstract: Dr. Frederic A. 'Fritz' Berry (1935), Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the University of Virginia, has played a pioneering role in the development of pediatric anesthesiology through training generations of anesthesiologists. He identifies his early advocacy of balanced electrolyte solution for perioperative fluid resuscitation as his defining contribution. Based on his clinical experiences, he pushed to extend the advances in adult fluid resuscitation into pediatric practice. He imparted these and other insights to his colleagues although textbooks, book chapters, original journal publications, and decades of Refresher Course Lectures at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meetings. A model educator, clinician, and researcher, he shaped the careers of hundreds of physicians-in-training while advancing the field of pediatric anesthesiology.
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: Myron
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaster
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zulfiqar
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Firth
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes
keywords: American Society of Anesthesiologists refresher courses; Frederic A. Berry; balanced electrolyte solution; fluid management; hyponatremia; pediatric anesthesia; seizures