One hundred and sixty years since isolation of cocaine and 115 years since synthesis of procaine – history of local anaesthetics and their pioneers

Czech version

Authors: J. Málek
Authors‘ workplace: Komise pro historii ČSARIM JEP ; Klinika anesteziologie a resuscitace 3. lékařské fakulty UK a FN Královské Vinohrady Praha
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., 31, 2020, č. 4, s. 157-162
Category: Review Articles

Overview

The article presents discovery of cocaine, its anaesthetic and stimulative effects, history of synthesis and use of other signif icant local anaesthetics as well as notable names connected with this history.

Keywords:

history – local anaesthetics – Cocaine – procaine – lidocaine – Karl Koller – William Halsted – Torsten Gordh

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