Abstract
A history of fluid management is discussed focusing on the following key points. Bloodletting has been performed for more than 2000 years and is still used today, albeit for different reasons. While bloodletting was ordered by physicians, it was usually carried out by barber surgeons, thus dividing the two. Circulation of blood was not appreciated until William Harvey in the first century, and it was not immediately accepted as it was contrary to the teachings of Galen and others. The concept of the need for fluid replacement rather than bloodletting grew out of the worldwide cholera epidemic of the nineteenth century. Only over the past 60 years have fluids routinely been given intraoperatively.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Perioperative Fluid Management |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 3-29 |
Number of pages | 27 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319391410 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319391397 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- Blood
- Bloodletting
- Cholera
- Circulation
- Fluid management
- Fluid replacement
- History
- Intravenous
- Transfusion