[A Spanish modification of the caudal block: S. Gil Vernet's exradural anesthesia (1917)].
This paper describes a technique for caudal epidural anesthesia proposed by S. Gil Vernet in order to achieve a high enough level of anesthesia for use in prostate surgery. The method, proposed in 1917, modified earlier work. The acceptance of the technique among other urological surgeons in Barcelona at the time is also analyzed.
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Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
D000763:Anesthesia, Caudal / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011343:Procaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000266:history; D012447:Sacrum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013030:Spain
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Una modificación española al bloqueo caudal: la anestesia extradural de S. Gil Vernet (1917).