Ellis Terry A, Narr Bradly J, Bacon Douglas R
Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
J Clin Anesth. 2004 May;16(3):226-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.07.005.
John S. Lundy was able to accomplish three major goals during the early years of his stewardship of the section on anesthesia of the Mayo Clinic. In 1925, Lundy established the first anatomy lab at the Mayo Clinic. He believed that the lab would serve as a useful tool for teaching residents as well as research into regional anesthetic techniques. Second, Lundy desired to advance the science of anesthesiology. Lundy developed the concept of balanced anesthesia, pioneered the introduction of barbiturates to the practice of anesthesia, developed anesthesia section services for the use of ventilators, ventilator vests, oxygen tents, and nasal oxygen supplementation. Lastly, in 1935, he established the nation's first blood bank. Lundy and Ralph Tovell had the opportunity to do pioneering work in transfusion medicine, which led to an improvement in the quality of service, and patient safety. These three major accomplishments provided Lundy with abundant scientific material to present to the American Medical Association (AMA) in Chicago. These trips to Chicago allowed him to gain the ear of Olin West, Morris Fishbien, and James E. Pallin. Lundy was able to successfully lobby in 1939 for the creation of a section of anesthesia within the AMA. In 1940, Lundy's dream came true with the recognition of anesthesia as a specialty by the AMA.
约翰·S·伦迪在梅奥诊所麻醉科任职的早期实现了三个主要目标。1925年，伦迪在梅奥诊所建立了第一个解剖实验室。他认为这个实验室将成为教学住院医师以及研究区域麻醉技术的有用工具。其次，伦迪希望推动麻醉学的发展。他提出了平衡麻醉的概念，率先将巴比妥类药物引入麻醉实践，开发了用于呼吸机、通气背心、氧气帐篷和鼻导管给氧的麻醉科服务。最后，1935年，他建立了美国第一家血库。伦迪和拉尔夫·托维尔有机会在输血医学领域开展开创性工作，这提高了服务质量和患者安全性。这三项主要成就为伦迪提供了丰富的科学素材，用于在芝加哥向美国医学协会（AMA）展示。这些前往芝加哥的行程使他能够引起奥林·韦斯特、莫里斯·菲什比恩和詹姆斯·E·帕林的关注。1939年，伦迪成功游说在AMA内设立麻醉科。1940年，随着AMA认可麻醉为一门专业，伦迪的梦想成真。
