%0 Journal Article %T El arte de escribir en Vicente Antonio de Castro y Berm¨²dez %A Vilaplana Santal¨® %A Carlos Antonio %A Gonz¨¢lez P¨¦rez %A Sixto Fidel %A Sa¨ªnz Cabrera %A Humberto Pedro %J Revista Cubana de Anestesiolog£¿-a y Reanimaci£¿3n %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the march 11, 1847, vicente antonio de castro y berm¨²dez m.d for the first time in cuba and in latin america, administered anesthesia with ether steams for a surgical procedure. objective: to made an update on the surgical, scientific, intellectual and patriotic act of the cuban wise who administered the first anesthesia in cuba. development: a deep search on the life and work of vicente antonio de castro berm¨²dez m.d. from which are emphasized significant details of his life, not only of his scientific and medical activity, but also, patriotic and literary. conclusions: this historical review is a tribute to anniversary of the administration of the first anesthesia in cuba and in latin america. %K vicente antonio de castro y berm¨²dez first anesthesia in cuba. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1726-67182011000100010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en