History of Neonatal Resuscitation – Part 1: Artificial Ventilation

Vol. 94, No. 3, 2008

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History of Neonatal Resuscitation - Part 1: Artificial Ventilation
Michael Obladen

Department of Neonatology, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany

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Neonatology 2008;94:144-149 (DOI: 10.1159/000143393)

Key Words

Resuscitation, history
Ventilation, artificial
Mouth-to-mouth breathing

Abstract

The construction of manual ventilators by Hunter, Chaussier, and Gorcy seemed to set the stage for artificial ventilation of the neonate at the end of the 18th century. When Leroy d'Etiolles recognized pneumothorax as a complication of ventilation in 1828, the Paris Academy of Science advised against positive pressure ventilation. Indirect techniques like that of Silvester or the Schultze swingings gained widespread acceptance and prevailed until the First World War. Modern ventilators were developed following the poliomyelitis epidemics in the 20th century.

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Prof. Dr. Michael Obladen
Department of Neonatology, Charité University Medicine Berlin
Augustenburger Platz 1, DE-13353 Berlin (Germany)
Tel. +49 30 4505 66122, Fax +49 30 4505 66922
E-Mail michael.obladen@charite.de

Article Information

Published online: July 9, 2008
Number of Print Pages : 6
Number of Figures : 3, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 36

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