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Prior to the 19th century
- 1799: Humphry Davy discovers anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide.[1][2]
Davy notes the analgesic effect of nitrous oxide at page 465 and its potential to be used for surgical operations at page 556
19th century
- 1804: Hanaoka Seishū - first to employ general anesthesia for a surgical procedure (Osaka, Japan).[3][4]
- 1842: Crawford Long - first to use diethyl ether as a general anesthetic (Jefferson, Georgia, USA).[5]
- 1846: William T. G. Morton - first to publicly demonstrate the use of diethyl ether as a general anesthetic (Boston, Massachusetts, USA).[6]
- 1847: James Young Simpson - first to use chloroform as a general anesthetic (Edinburgh, Scotland).
- 1847: Horace Wells[7]
- 1861: Charles Thomas Jackson[6]
- 1871, the German surgeon Friedrich Trendelenburg (1844–1924) published a paper describing the first successful elective human tracheotomy to be performed for the purpose of administration of general anesthesia.[8][9][10][11]
20th century
See also
References
- ^ Davy H (1800). Researches, chemical and philosophical–chiefly concerning nitrous oxide or dephlogisticated nitrous air, and its respiration. Printed for J. Johnson. Retrieved 09-08-2010.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Sneader W (2005). Drug Discovery –A History. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 74–87. ISBN 9780471899808. Retrieved 09-08-2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Hyodo, Masayoshi (1992). "Doctor S. Hanaoka, the World's-First Success in Providing General Anesthesia". The Pain Clinic IV: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium. Kyoto, Japan: VSP. pp. 3–6. ISBN 9067641472.
{{cite conference}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|booktitle=ignored (|book-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Perrin, N (1979). Giving up the gun. Boston: David R. Godine. ISBN 0879237732.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ cite journal|author=Long CW|authorlink=Crawford Long|title=An account of the first use of Sulphuric Ether by Inhalation as an Anaesthetic in Surgical Operations|journal=Southern Medical and Surgical Journal|volume=5|pages=705-13|date=1849|url=http://journals.lww.com/surveyanesthesiology/Citation/1991/12000/An_Account_of_the_First_Use_of_Sulphuric_Ether_by.49.aspx |accessdate =09-08-2010}}
- ^ a b Morton, WTG (1847). Remarks on the Proper Mode of Administering Sulphuric Ether by Inhalation (PDF). Boston: Button and Wentworth. OCLC 14825070. Retrieved 09-08-2010.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) Cite error: The named reference "Morton1847" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ Wells, H (1847). A History of the Discovery of the Application of Nitrous Oxide Gas, Ether, and Other Vapors to Surgical Operations. Hartford: J. Gaylord Wells. Retrieved 09-08-2010.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Trendelenburg, F (1871). "Beiträge zu den Operationen an den Luftwegen". Archiv für Klinische Chirurgie (in German). 12: 112–33.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Hargrave, R (1934). "Endotracheal anesthesia in surgery of the head and neck". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 30 (6): 633–7. PMC 403396.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Bain, JA; Spoerel, WE (1964). "Observation on the use of cuffed tracheostomy tubes (with particular reference to the James tube)". Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. 11 (6): 598–608. doi:10.1007/BF03004104. PMID 14232175.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Wawersik, J (1991). "History of anesthesia in Germany". Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 3 (3): 235–244. doi:10.1016/0952-8180(91)90167-L. PMID 1878238. Retrieved 06 September 2010.
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External links
- Chloroform: The molecular lifesaver An article at University of Bristol providing interesting facts about chloroform.
- Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Monitoring Standard
- Royal College of Anaesthetists Patient Information page