Ether Does Not Antagonize Bronchoconstriction Caused by Acetylcholine, Histamine, or Phenylephrine

Intravenous ether for status asthmaticus

“…The earliest description of intravenous ether anaesthesia is probably that of Burkhart in 1909, whose enthusiasm was shared by other German surgeons [6]. In contrast to the above, no reversal effect was demonstrated after experimental administration of intravenous ether to mechanically ventilated baboons with experimentally induced broncho‐constriction [7].…”