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. 1984 Nov;61(5):585-8.
doi: 10.1097/00000542-198411000-00019.

The first administration of anesthesia in military surgery: on occasion of the Mexican-American War

J A Aldrete, G M Marron, A J Wright

The first administration of anesthesia in military surgery: on occasion of the Mexican-American War

J A Aldrete et al. Anesthesiology. 1984 Nov.

Abstract

Previous publications have reported the initial wartime use of anesthesia for surgery as occurring in either the Crimean or German-Danish conflicts after 1848. The authors have determined that this first-time use took place in the spring of 1847 during the Mexican-American War and under the direction of American military surgeon Edward H. Barton. His experiences with either, and those of fellow surgeon John B. Porter, are described.

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