| Abstract | 「Historical Background：The development of Cardiovascular Anaesthesia in the Pilippines」The Santo Tomas University Hospital(STUH) and the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) Since the inception of the medical schools of both universites, a friendly intellectual competition has been evident. The Santo Tomas University is the oldest institution of higher learning established by the Spanish Dominican Fathers, while UP is a state university organized by Congress of the Philippines and functions autonomously by its charter. The academic environment existent in both these hospitals has allowed each to pioneer newtrends and techniques in the practice of Medicine. In 1959, in close chronological proximity to each other, both hospitals started cardiac surgery and anaesthesia. The first one was performed in the STUH by Dr. Benjamin A. Belmonte with the help of the famed cardiac surgeon from Texas, Dr. Denton A. Cooley. Both hospitals had similar conduct of anaesthesia. STUH favoring the use of meperidine while UP-PGH the use of morphine in the perioperative period. Barbiturates were used for hypnosis and succinylcholine was the favored relaxant (bolus and drip). Nitrous oxide with oxygen was used for inhalation. |
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