Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Sep 1993
Biography Historical Article[E. Pi y Molist's and J.A. Reynés' memoirs on chloroform (1849): 2 forgotten classics of the Spanish bibliography on anesthesia].
This paper reviews the circumstances surrounding the first prize given in Barcelona in 1849 for a report on anesthesia. The two winning studies by the Barcelona physicians Emilio Pi y Molist and José Antonio Reynés are summarized, evaluated and compared with other similar contemporary works.