‘A Yankee dodge’: the first British public demonstration of anaesthesia

[摘要] Following the first administration of ether as an anaesthetic in 1846, by William Morton in Boston, news travelled rapidly to London where Liston was responsible for introducing this technique to the United Kingdom. Squire wrote to the Lancet about his own early experiments with ether as well as anaesthetising for the initial operation at University College Hospital. We discuss this landmark case, the first demonstration of anaesthesia in Europe, and how it compares to anaesthetic agents and techniques used today.

[学科分类] 传染病学

[关键词] Robert Liston;William Squire;University College Hospital;general anaesthesia;ether