Roqué Molina M H, Roqué C M, Roqué M H
Cátedra de Historia de la Medicina F.C.M. - U.N.C.
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2007;64(4):124-6.
This article is about the use of ether as a general anesthetic that was used for the first time by T. Morton at Harvard University. It was a landmark in future surgical procedures and this discovery was documented by the painting of the Robert Hinckey and it has been used for teaching history of medicine.