Primary Ether Anaesthesia

Ether anaesthesia, 1842-1900.

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...

Convulsion during ether anaesthesia; a case report.

A five-year-old girl was admitted to Hammer-smith Hospital with a diagnosis of a perforated appendix. Her mother stated that she had complained of pain in the R.I.F. for 12 hours prior to admission, that during that time she had vomited periodically and was "breathing very fast." The pain had become severe in the evening and she was brought up to the Casualty Department. Physical examination re...

Primary Anaesthesia

This volume is the eighth edition of a book which first appeared in 1940. The science of genetics has changed much since then, and so has the book. For the second time it has Dr. Marcus Pembrey as joint author. Developed to fill a void in the field of medical genetics, the book continues to meet a need in the education of physicians. It aims to show how the science of human genetics plays an im...

Neurophysiological Studies on Nitrous Oxide and Diethyl Ether Anaesthesia.

The spontaneous electrical activities and alterations of the activation threshold of the neo-, palaeoand archicortical systems were investigated during nitrous oxide and ether anaesthesia. In the neocortical system the threshold for hypothalamic stimulation, induced spindle bursts, recruiting response and thalamic arousal reaction were also examined. The results obtained were as follows: (a) Ni...