title: The day surgery was changed forever.
authors.affiliation: Harris Methodist Fort Worth and John Peter Smith Hospsitals, TX, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Rutledge
mesh_terms: D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000266:history*; D001900:Boston; D004986:Ether; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal; D006801:Humans; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States