title: Inhaled anaesthetic agents: from ether to halothane.
abstract: The introduction of general anaesthesia revolutionized surgical practice. In this workshop and the one that follows in a future issue the evolution and properties of inhalational anaesthetics are reviewed and future developments are considered. Here we look at the period between the introduction of ether and of the first modern agent, halothane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Imperial College, Paddington, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: England
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000777:Anesthetics; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics