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Oil-ether anaesthesia.
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N. Y. med. J., 98, 1101-04. 1913 CE.
Gwathmey produced anesthesia by injection into the rectum of liquid ether with olive oil dissolved in it (synergistic anesthesia). Faulconer & Keys report that by 1930 Gwathmey was able to report 20,000 successful cases of the use of rectal ether in midwifery.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #5699 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7450 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | oilether-anaesthesia |