• Reg Anesth Pain Med · Sep 2008

    Biography Historical Article

    Centennial of intravenous regional anesthesia. Bier's Block (1908-2008).

    • André van Zundert, Axel Helmstädter, Michael Goerig, and Eric Mortier.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, ICU & Pain Therapy, Catharina Hospital-Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. zundert@iae.nl
    • Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2008 Sep 1; 33 (5): 483-9.

    AbstractThe surgeon August Gustav Bier significantly influenced surgery, general medicine, and especially anesthesia. He was the father of spinal anesthesia (1898) and intravenous regional anesthesia (1908). Both anesthetic techniques are still valuable and widely applied in everyday anesthesia practices throughout the world, with a high degree of safety, efficacy, efficiency, and satisfaction. On the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the first use of intravenous regional anesthesia it is appropriate to recall Bier's contribution to the repertoire of anesthesiologists. The evolutionary history of both the injected drugs and the refinements of the technique are elaborated upon.

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