Physicians who made surgery painless and survivable: Karl Koller with local anesthesia, August Bier and Gaston Labat in spinal and regional anesthesia, Henri Laborit with drugs for surgical stress, Virginia Apgar and her newborn score, Peter Safar in resuscitation and Stanley Dudrick in intravenous nutrition for surgical patients. A person belongs here when the cited article describes a pioneer of anesthesia, resuscitation or perioperative care. It excludes the operating surgeons.
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Carl Ludwig Schleich (source article)
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Von ihm stammt eine Methode der Regionalanästhesie
Raed Arafat (source article)
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is a Syrian-born Romanian intensive care physician of Palestinian origin, specialised in anesthesiology
August Bier - Wikipedia
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He was the first to perform spinal anesthesia and intravenous regional anesthesia.
Wikipedia: Gaston Labat
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Louis Gaston Labat (December 11, 1876, October 1, 1934) was a Seychellois-born physician and pioneer in regional anesthesia.
Peter Safar (Wikipedia)
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He is credited with pioneering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Stanley Dudrick (Wikipedia)
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Stanley John Dudrick (April 9, 1935, January 18, 2020) was a surgeon who pioneered the use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
Virginia Apgar (Wikipedia)
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Virginia Apgar (June 7, 1909, August 7, 1974) was an American physician, obstetrical anesthesiologist and medical researcher, best known as the inventor of the Apgar score, a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child immediately after birth in order to combat infant mortality.
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