Key result
Dr. Cyril Corlette's 1948 guide helps promote the concept of regional anaesthesia in Australia.
Why the study?
The first Australian textbook on regional anaesthesia was published in 1948 by Dr Cyril Corlette, promoting regional anaesthesia in Australia.
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Design
Historical account of a textbook publication
Documents early regional anaesthesia advocacy in Australia; leaves open its influence on modern practice and training.
The first Australian textbook on regional anaesthesia was published in 1948 by a surgeon, Dr Cyril Corlette. He was 80 years old at the time but had lectured, published and strongly promoted regional anaesthesia his whole career. He was a renowned teacher and a Founder of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He also published controversial work on heat loss under anaesthesia and anaesthetic mortality. This textbook, "A Surgeon's Guide to Local Anaesthesia", subtitled "A Manual of Shockless Surgery", helped to promote the concept of regional anaesthesia in Australia.
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Cooper et al. (2008) studied this question. The publication of 'A Surgeon's Guide to Local Anaesthesia' by Dr Cyril Corlette in 1948 helped promote the concept of regional anaesthesia in Australia.
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