From cholera to COVID-19: How pandemics have shaped the development of anaesthesia and intensive care medicine #MMPMID33241712
Levin AB; Ball CM; Featherstone PJ
Anaesth Intensive Care 2020[Nov]; 48 (3_suppl): 28-38 PMID33241712show ga
The infectious pandemics and epidemics of the past 200 years have caused millions of deaths. However, these devastating events have also led to creative thinking, imaginative experimentation and the evolution of medical care. As a result, the history of critical care medicine is entwined with the story of these global disasters. This article will take case studies from recent pandemics and epidemics and examine their impact on the development of anaesthesia and intensive care medicine.