The Use of Avertin in the Presence of Damaged Liver Function

Progress in Anesthesia in 1932

“…The centenary of Morton's demonstration occurs October 16,1946. Now is none too early to start to restore by this date the Massachusetts General Hospital to its place as the source of advances in anesthesia.…”

The use of avertin for the production of basal narcosis in children

“…(5) Avertin has little appreciable effect on the chief organs of excretion, i.e., the liver and kidneys. Too much unwarranted prejudice still exists against avertin on this score, but with the increasing experience that has been gained since the introduction of the drug to England in 1929, the greater is the tendency of authoritative opinion, based upon both clinical5' 6, and experimental7' 8,9 evidence, to regard the toxic effects on the excretory organs as negligible.…”