title: [Original contributions of Latin Americans to anesthesiology].
abstract: The original contributions of Latin American physicians to the science of anesthesiology are described. Many contributions have been unfairly ignored mainly because they were never published in English, but others have likewise been passed over even when published in the most prestigious journals in the field. Although many discoveries by Latin Americans have been made in the area of regional anesthesia, a considerable number of contributions have involved other aspects of anesthesia as well.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anestesiología, Universidad del Sur de la Florida, Tampa, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Aldrete
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007843:Latin America
vernacular_title: Contribuciones originales de latinoamericanos a la anestesiología.