March 26 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with March 26.
Events
Births
1817 – Wilhelm Roser (1817-1888), German surgeon; described Roser-Nélaton line (1847)
1857 – Théodore-Marin Tuffier (1857-1929), French surgeon; described Tuffier’s line (1900), Tuffier inhaler (1905) as well as Spinal anaesthesia, rachicocaïnisation and the Tuffier needle
1863 – Albert Frank Stanley Kent (1863-1958), English physiologist; described the Bundle of Kent (1893, 1913)
1928 – John Hilton Edwards (1928-2007), English physician; described Edwards syndrome [Trisomy 18] in 1960
Deaths
1965 – Otto Bruno Fleischer (1874-1965), German ophthalmologist; described Kayser-Fleischer Ring (1903)
2020 – Charles McKinnon (Mack) Holmes (1935-2020), New Zealand anaesthetist; re-introduced the Bier block (1963) for intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA)
Further reading
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