Part Two The second part of the interview covers Dr Rees' early career as an anaesthetist in Liverpool, working with Cecil Gray. He describes the initial problems encountered when curare and other relaxants were first used in Liverpool. Next Dr Rees talks about his appointment as demonstrator when the university department of anaesthetics was set up in late 1947, working in a number of hospitals across Liverpool, and researching with Cecil Gray (head of the department). He outlines the major work undertaken during this collaboration: investigating whether relaxant drugs had a narcotic effect on the central nervous system, electromyography to analyse the action of d-tubocurarine on muscle groups, and developing a theoretical model for the mechanics of respiration during relaxation.
Oswestry School; Liverpool University Medical School; WH Wood; Henry Cohen; Emyr Wyn Jones; Cosbie Ross; Ernest Chamberlain; wartime medical service; RAF Holton; RAF Cosford; anaesthetist training in the RAF; Cecil Gray; curare; muscle relaxants
Anaesthesia, Paediatrics,
vid-180, MSVA_139
Permanent link to this resource: https://doi.org/10.24384/000046
Rees, Gordon JacksonBlythe, Max
Learning Resources
Original artefact: 1996 RADAR resource: 2017
Oxford, UK
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