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Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov: a surgeon's contribution to military and civilian anaesthesia

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: A key figure in the development of anaesthesia in Russia was the surgeon Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881). He experimented with ether and chloroform and organised the general introduction of anaesthesia in Russia for patients undergoing surgery. He was the first to perform systematic research into anaesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. More specifically, he was one of the first to administer ether anaesthesia on the battlefield, where the principles of military medicine that he established remained virtually unchanged until the outbreak of the Second World War.

Source: Anaesthesia

DOI: 10.1111/anae.12916

Authors: I. F. Hendriks, J. G. Bovill, F. Boer, E. S. Houwaart, P. C. W. Hogendoorn

Institutions: Leiden University, Leiden University Medical Center, Maastricht University

Language: English

Topic: Medical History and Innovations

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,970