title: [E. Pi y Molist's and J.A. Reynés' memoirs on chloroform (1849): 2 forgotten classics of the Spanish bibliography on anesthesia].
abstract: This paper reviews the circumstances surrounding the first prize given in Barcelona in 1849 for a report on anesthesia. The two winning studies by the Barcelona physicians Emilio Pi y Molist and José Antonio Reynés are summarized, evaluated and compared with other similar contemporary works.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hervás
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cahisa
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000266:history*; D002725:Chloroform / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D011643:Publishing; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: D002725:Chloroform
vernacular_title: Las memorias sobre el cloroformo de E. Pi y Molist y J.A. Reynés (1849): dos clásicos olvidados de la bibliografía anestesiológica española.