Many journals have articles on the history of anaesthesia but most charge for access or require a library log-in. These links connect to free sources of information. Please note, these links and access conditions may change, and may vary from country to country.
Anesthesia and Analgesia has a free archive dating back to 1922, more recent issues require a log-in or membership
Anaesthesia Progress (1966-2013)
Anesthesiology has a free archive dating back to 1940, more recent issues require a log-in
Annals of Surgery (1885-2007)
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal (1828-1922)
British Medical Journal Archive includes earlier journals with different names, including the London Journal of Medicine and Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia has a free archive dating back to 1954, more recent issues require a log-in
Dental Cosmos (1859-1936)
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine including Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine (1908-1977) and Medico-Chirurchigal Transactions (1809-1907)
London Journal of Medicine_
Medical History (1957-2013)
Pediatric Anesthesia has recently commenced a series of articles on the history of anaesthesia. It can be found at this link but the entire journal is also available through the same pages.
Proceedings of the History of Anaesthesia Society (1986- current) is searchable and accessible here. The proceedings contain many useful articles on a wide range of subjects.
Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal
The Bulletin is the publication of the Anesthesia History Association and all issues are available in pdf format here
The Journal of Clinical Investigation (1924-2013)
The Medical Heritage Library is an invaluable resource. It is a digital collaboration among some of the world’s leading medical libraries to promote free and open access to quality historical resources in medicine. The MHL’s growing collection of digitized medical rare books, pamphlets, journals, and films number in the tens of thousands, with representative works from each of the past six centuries, all of which are available through the Internet Archive. Founded in 1996 and located in San Francisco, it is extremely comprehensive. Many google searches will eventually lead you here but searching this site will be a quicker route to many items you need.
Anesthesia and Analgesia has a free archive dating back to 1922, more recent issues require a log-in or membership
Anaesthesia Progress (1966-2013)
Anesthesiology has a free archive dating back to 1940, more recent issues require a log-in
Annals of Surgery (1885-2007)
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal (1828-1922)
British Medical Journal Archive includes earlier journals with different names, including the London Journal of Medicine and Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia has a free archive dating back to 1954, more recent issues require a log-in
Dental Cosmos (1859-1936)
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine including Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine (1908-1977) and Medico-Chirurchigal Transactions (1809-1907)
London Journal of Medicine_
Medical History (1957-2013)
Pediatric Anesthesia has recently commenced a series of articles on the history of anaesthesia. It can be found at this link but the entire journal is also available through the same pages.
Proceedings of the History of Anaesthesia Society (1986- current) is searchable and accessible here. The proceedings contain many useful articles on a wide range of subjects.
Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal
The Bulletin is the publication of the Anesthesia History Association and all issues are available in pdf format here
The Journal of Clinical Investigation (1924-2013)
The Medical Heritage Library is an invaluable resource. It is a digital collaboration among some of the world’s leading medical libraries to promote free and open access to quality historical resources in medicine. The MHL’s growing collection of digitized medical rare books, pamphlets, journals, and films number in the tens of thousands, with representative works from each of the past six centuries, all of which are available through the Internet Archive. Founded in 1996 and located in San Francisco, it is extremely comprehensive. Many google searches will eventually lead you here but searching this site will be a quicker route to many items you need.
