Sir Ivan Whiteside Magill (1888 – 1986) was an Irish Anaesthetist.
Epomnymously affiliated with various anaesthetic devices such as the Magill intubating forceps.
Developed his forceps while working at the Queen’s Hospital for Facial and Jaw Injuries in Kent to aid in lifting and guiding thenasotracheal tube into the larynx
Biography
- Born 23 July 1888
- Died 25 November 1986
Medical Eponyms
- Magill forceps (1920)
- Magill endotracheal tube
Magill IW. Br Med J 1920;2:670
Major Publications
- Magill IW. Forceps for intracheal anaesthesia. Br Med J 1920;2:670
- Magill IW. Endotracheal Anæsthesia. Proc R Soc Med. 1928 Dec; 22(2): 83–88.
References
- Bateman BT, Alston TA. Commonly used eponyms in anesthesia. J Clin Anesth. 2009 Feb;21(1):67-71 [PMID 19232946]
- Maltby R. Notable Names in Anaesthesia. The Choir Press; pp 123-125 (2013)
eponym
the person behind the name
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