Luigi Porta’s contribution to anesthesia in Europe in the 1800s

Abstract

Luigi Porta (1800–1875), an Italian physician who was well known in the field of surgery, played an important role in spreading ethereal anesthesia in Europe. Moreover, he proposed an original method to administer ethereal anesthesia, the Italian method "of the bladder of pig". This paper reminds us of the important role that this physician played in Anesthesiology.

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