[History of rachianesthesia and epidural anesthesia in Spain].
OBJECTIVE
To show the beginning of spinal and epidural anesthesia in our country and the contributions of Spanish urologists.


METHODS
We reviewed books and writings of History of Medicine, Urology and Anesthesia and Doctoral thesis about spinal and epidural anesthesia.


RESULTS
In the 20th century, surgeons also gave the anesthetic drugs to the patients. Spinal and epidural anesthesia were used for the first time in 1900. A lot of Spanish urologists like F Rusca Doménech, J.M. Batrina, M. Barragán Bonet, R. Lozano Monzón, L. Guedea Calvo, Gil Vernet, Fidel Pagés Miravé, V Sagarra Lascurain, Gómez Ulla, etc, did research, writings in scientific journals and Doctoral thesis about anesthesia.
Gonzalo Rodríguez
Victoria
V
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España. victoriaCGR@hotmail.com
Rivero Martínez
Ma Dolores
MD
Pérez Albacete
Mariano
M
López López
Ana I
AI
Maluff Torres
Alejandro
A
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000266:history*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D013030:Spain