August Bier | |
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 August Bier | |
| Born | 24 November 1861 |
| Died | 12 March 1949 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | German |
| Known for | spinal anesthesia, intravenous regional anesthesia |
| Spouse | Anna |
| Awards | Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1910) Geheimrat Eagle Shield of the German Reich (1936) German National Prize for Art and Science (1938) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | surgery, anesthesiology |
| Institutions | University of Greifswald, University of Bonn, Charité – Universitätsmedizin |
August Karl Gustav Bier (24 November 1861 – 12 March 1949) was a German surgeon. He was the first to perform spinal anesthesia[1] and intravenous regional anesthesia.[2][3][4]
- ^ Bier, A (1899). "Versuche uber cocainisirung des ruckenmarkes (Experiments on the cocainization of the spinal cord)". Deutsche Zeitschrift für Chirurgie (in German). 51 (3–4): 361–9. doi:10.1007/bf02792160. S2CID 41966814.
- ^ Bier, A (1908). "Ueber einen neuen weg localanasthesie in den gliedmaassen zu erzeugen (On a new technique to induce local anesthesia in extremities)". Langenbeck's Archiv für Klinische Chirurgie (in German). 86: 1007–16.
- ^ Bier, A (1909). "Ueber venenanasthesie (On venous anesthesia)". Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift (in German). 46: 477–89.
- ^ Wulf, HFW (1998). "The centennial of spinal anesthesia". Anesthesiology. 89 (2): 500–6. doi:10.1097/00000542-199808000-00028. PMID 9710410. S2CID 31186270.