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RSI originated in the anesthesia literature to prevent aspiration in unprepped patients undergoing general anesthesia. From the first anecdotal reports of p-RSI in 1972, prehospital intubation has matured into widespread use. The often conflicting outcome data underscored the need to standardize the approach to p-RSI.
Psychosurgery History and Early Prefrontal Lobotomy. Burkhardt reported the first use of psychosurgery modern times in 1891 (Cosgrove, Rauch, 2005). The most well-known example of dramatic psychosurgery is that of a prefrontal lobotomy.