Key result
Anesthesiologists practicing from 1930-1946 had lower death rates than contemporaneous white men and other physicians, suggesting early anesthetic agents were not a major health hazard.
Population
US white male anesthesiologists listed in the annual Directories of Anesthetists from 1930 through 1946
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1930 through 1946
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Supports historical safety of early anesthetics; leaves open long-term risks of modern agents for prospective cohorts.
Observational (n=274)
Anesthesiologists practicing between 1930 and 1946 had lower death rates than contemporaneous white men and other physicians, suggesting early anesthetic agents were not a major health hazard.
Linde et al. (1981) conducted an observational in Causes of death (n=274). Anesthesiology practice (1930-1946) vs. Contemporaneous physicians, white men, and anesthesiologists in later eras was evaluated on Causes of death and death rates. Anesthesiologists practicing from 1930-1946 had lower death rates than contemporaneous white men and other physicians, suggesting early anesthetic agents were not a major health hazard.
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