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Just finished up this biography/career review of Doctor Jay (not the b-ball player) for 30 plus years he has learned and honed his craft and continues to teach new students in the art of anesthesiology. It’s not only about pain it’s about memory, post-care, and accurate treatment and anticipation of the heart beat pressure and overall care of many as 30000 patients during his tenure. Humor and personal stories abound, there’s even a Zoo visitor. 8/10
Medical Thriller, 'Ether Dome,' Opens At The Huntington Theater Company
Medical Thriller, ‘Ether Dome,’ Opens At The Huntington Theater Company
Jordan Gross ’17 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer
Tom Patterson, Nile Hawver, Greg Balla, Lee Sellars, Richmond Hoxie and Bill Kux in Ether Dome. Photo Credit: Paul Marotta.
The Huntington Theater Company’s production of Ether Dome, which plays at the South End/Calderwood Pavillion at the BCA, is based upon a true medical story. Set in 1846, the play explores the history of anesthetics used…
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Ether Dome - Huntington Theatre Company
A new treatment promising to end pain pits a doctor and his student in an epic battle between altruism and ambition. Based on the true story of the discovery of ether as an anesthetic in 1846 and set in Boston's own Massachusetts General Hospital, this fascinating new play explores the ecstasy of pain, the sweetness of relief, and the hysteria that erupts when healthcare becomes big business.
Flash your Student ID: $15 per ticket, 1 hour before showtime
Where: Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA | 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116 Orange Line to Back Bay
When: October 17 - November 23, times differ. STUDENT MATINEE: Thurs, Oct 30 at 10am. Check huntingtontheatre.org for showtimes.
The birth of anaesthesiology
Yesterday (or today in the Western Hemisphere) was the 16th of October. What's so significant about that date?
Well aside from being the birthdate of around 200,000 people, it is also the anniversary of the first successful use of anaesthesia during surgery.
On the 16th of October 1846 at Massachusetts General Hospital, in what is now known as the Ether Dome, the first surgery performed with the assistance of general anaesthesia took place.
John Collins Warren removed a tumor from the neck of a local printer, Edward Gilbert Abbott, after he had inhaled ether gas, rendering him unconscious.
The advent of anaesthesiology allowed for greater development of the surgical arts, which were previously limited by the patient's ability to bear the pain of being sliced open while they were awake. Surgical procedures had to be quick, and therefore could not be complex or accurate. A beautiful example of this is Robert LIster who is credited with performing the fastest amputation done. Sadly, the patient died from gangrene, as did an assistant after Lister removed his fingers in his haste. An onlooker also died of fright, after the thought that Lister had stabbed him. The man also did an amputation in 2 and a half minutes, but he also removed the patients testicles.
Not the best outcome.
Anaesthesiology is a gift. It allows us to greatly reduce the trauma caused by surgery, both physical as the surgeon can be thorough and accurate, as well as mental as we do not have to put the patient through a great deal of psychological trauma.
In veterinary medicine, it also greatly improves OUR safety. Animals that are frightened and in pain are dangerous, regardless of how sweet natured they are normally. Sedatives and anaesthesia allows us to complete our diagnostic procedures and treatments with a greatly increased safety.
We have much to be thankful for. Anesthesiology is now a complex and highly refined science and is such often the least favourite subject of students. Everytime I get frustrated with it, I remind myself how lucky I am to be able to learn and then reduce my patients suffering.
So happy 167th birthday anaesthesiology!
Skeleton at the Ether Dome, a historical operating theater in Boston, MA, where Ether was first used during an operation.
