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How William T. G. Morton’s ether anesthesia changed surgical history

How William T. G. Morton’s ether anesthesia changed surgical history

1. The First Successful Use of Ether Anesthesia (1846)Before the mid-nineteenth century, surgery was a brutal, last-resort intervention performed at lightning speed to minimize agony. On October 16, 1846, at Massachusetts General Hospital, dentist William T. G. Morton publicly de...

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How William T. G. Morton’s ether anesthesia changed surgical history

How William T. G. Morton’s ether anesthesia changed surgical history

1. The First Successful Use of Ether Anesthesia (1846)Before the mid-nineteenth century, surgery was a brutal, last-resort intervention performed at l...