Nikolay Pirogov
Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (Russian: Николай Иванович Пирогов; – ) was a Russian scientist, medical doctor,
pedagogue,
public figure, and corresponding member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences (1847), one of the most widely recognized Russian physicians. Considered to be the founder of
field surgery, he was the first surgeon to use anaesthesia in a field operation (1847) and one of the first surgeons in Europe to use
ether as an
anaesthetic. He is credited with the invention of various kinds of surgical operations and developing his own technique of using
plaster casts to treat fractured
bones.
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