A 1966 anesthetic administered by Robert D. Dripps, M.D., demonstrated his experimental style of clinical care

Robert E. Johnstone, Lee A. Fleisher

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Abstract

Robert D. Dripps, M.D. (1911 to 1973), helped found academic anesthesiology. Newly reviewed teaching slides from the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) contain six anesthesia records from 1965 to 1967 that involved Dripps. They illustrate the clinical philosophy he taught - to consider administration of each anesthetic a research study. Intense public criticism in 1967 for improper experimentation on patients during anesthesia changed his clinical and research philosophies and teaching.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1218-1221
Number of pages4
JournalAnesthesiology
Volume124
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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