RESUMO

Dr. Estela Melman (1939-present), Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, the American British Cowdray Medical Center, Mexico, is an influential pioneer who has shaped the scope and practice of pediatric anesthesia in Mexico and throughout the world. Her early work to reintroduce neural blockade into routine pediatric anesthetic care, particularly the caudal approach to the epidural space, helped to transform current anesthesia practice. Based on a series of interviews held with Dr. Melman between 2016 and 2017, this article reviews the remarkable career of a pioneering pediatric anesthesiologist.

Assuntos

Anestesiologistas/história , Anestesiologia/história , Pediatria/história , Criança , Feminino , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Hospitais , Humanos , México , Bloqueio Nervoso/história