title: [When anesthesia came to Norway].
abstract: On 16 October 1846, William T.G. Morton performed the first successful demonstration of ether anaesthesia. The news quickly spread to Europe; reports reached the Scandinavian countries in early 1847. The first ether anaesthesia was administered in Norway at Rikshospitalet, the teaching hospital of the only Norwegian university at the time, on 4 March 1847. The number of surgical procedures increased; medical practice was changed.
authors.affiliation: Anestesiavdelingen Molde sjukehus 6407 Molde. kjelleriks@c2i.net
authors.forename: Kjell Erik
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Strømskag
mesh_terms: D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000266:history*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history*; D004986:Ether / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway
chemical_list: D004986:Ether