Ether anaesthesia comes to London. December 1846

London, 14 December 2005

Ether anaesthesia, 1842-1900.

One grand chain: the history of anaesthesia in Australia, 1846–1962, Volume 1: 1846–1934

selected bibliography. Although all multi-authored books display some historiographical and stylistic differences as well as duplication, Porter's ode to medicine's past, warts and all, will appeal to physicians, students, and informed laypersons. News that "painless surgery" under ether anaesthetic had been performed in America and Britain in late 1846 reached Australia within months, and just...

The first three days in the history of surgical anaesthesia in England.

It is generally accepted that the first successful administration of ether anaesthesia in England was in London on 19 December 1846 when, at the direction of Dr Boott, Dr J . Robinson anaesthetized a Miss Lonsdale, who was Dr Boott’s niece, and a molar tooth was extracted. Two days later Professor Liston performed an amputation and avulsion of the great toes under ether at University College Ho...

The present position of ether anaesthesia.

Ether has been our good friend and trusted helper for one hundred years. But, to-day, some of our colleagues maintain that this drug should not be used, although many experienced practitioners still consider ether to be one of the best anaesthetic agents. This difference of opinion arises, I believe, because of the absence of a clear differentiation between the action of the anaesthetic drug an...