A history of fluid management

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerioperative Fluid Management
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages3-29
Number of pages27
ISBN (Electronic)9783319391410
ISBN (Print)9783319391397
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2016

Keywords

  • Blood
  • Bloodletting
  • Cholera
  • Circulation
  • Fluid management
  • Fluid replacement
  • History
  • Intravenous
  • Transfusion

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