title: [Pioneers of Mexican thoracic surgery].
abstract: The development of thoracic surgery as a specialty is linked to the acquisition of knowledge and skills such as the resolution of the open pneumothorax with differential pressure and tracheal intubation, asepsis, antibiotic therapy and intensive care.Our pioneers in thoracic development were general surgeons who ventured into this field during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, culminating in the transition to a full blown specialty during the second half of the 20th century.
authors: Servicio de Cirugía Cardiotorácica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México. munguia.cirujano@gmail.com
authors: Daniel Alejandro
authors: DA
authors: Munguía Canales
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Ibarra Pérez
authors: Martha Eugenia
authors: ME
authors: Rodríguez Pérez
mesh_terms: D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008800:Mexico; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history*