Fidel Pagés, the true discoverer of epidural anesthesia, on the centenary of his publication Anestesia metamérica (1921-2021)

José M Beleña; Mónica Núñez

2023, Number 1

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Rev Mex Anest 2023; 46 (1)

Fidel Pagés, the true discoverer of epidural anesthesia, on the centenary of his publication Anestesia metamérica (1921-2021)

Beleña JM, Núñez M

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10.35366/108625

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Few Spanish figures have contributed any interesting novelty to the world of anesthesia. But none so unjustly treated and forgotten such as Pagés, a true pioneer of epidural anesthesia, which he would call "metameric anesthesia" in his article published in March 1921 in the Spanish Journal of Surgery, founded by himself. Later, in 1931, Dogliotti, Modena Professor of Surgery published his experiences on epidural anesthesia, which he called "segmental peridural anesthesia", ignoring Pagés work published 10 years earlier. Dogliotti's work was quickly recognized, assuming all the merits of the paternity of the epidural technique, leaving Pagés relegated to an unjust oblivion that with this work we try to repair. The central idea of this text will focus on the recognition of Pagés as a true promoter of the epidural approach for surgical purposes. Highlight his innovative ideas about patient well-being and minimizing the adverse effects of anesthetic and surgical techniques. As well as assessing a work that, although short, could well be included among the best Spanish surgeons of the early twentieth century, a surgeon with the soul of an anesthesiologist.

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