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The development of pediatric fluid resuscitation: an interview with Dr. Frederic A. ‘Fritz’ B erry
Author(s) -
Mai Christine L.,
Yaster Myron,
Chu Larry,
Ahmed Zulfiqar,
Firth Paul G.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/pan.12309
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesiology , resuscitation , medical education , perioperative , anesthesia
Summary Dr. Frederic A. ‘Fritz’ Berry (1935), Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the University of V irginia, has played a pioneering role in the development of pediatric anesthesiology through training generations of anesthesiologists. He identifies his early advocacy of balanced electrolyte solution for perioperative fluid resuscitation as his defining contribution. Based on his clinical experiences, he pushed to extend the advances in adult fluid resuscitation into pediatric practice. He imparted these and other insights to his colleagues although textbooks, book chapters, original journal publications, and decades of Refresher Course Lectures at the A merican Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meetings. A model educator, clinician, and researcher, he shaped the careers of hundreds of physicians‐in‐training while advancing the field of pediatric anesthesiology.