From The Hindu Archives, December 24, 1925: Operating on heart without anaesthetic - The Hindu

A German medical feat: An Air Force Pilot who had been badly wounded during the War, was, we are told in “The Lancet,” in so critical a condition that an anaesthetic was out of the question. It was decided to render the area round the heart insensitive by injecting novocaine, and to cut open the chest and manipulate the heart while the patient was fully serious. Adhesions to the heart which had caused the trouble were removed while he chatted with the nurse. During the whole operation he “experienced no sensations that gave him any knowledge or anything being done to him.” He now has excellent health. Published - December 24, 2025 03:15 am IST

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