The ether for anesthesia should be used only by medical personnel trained for general anesthesia.
Inhalational ethereal general anesthesia should not be conducted deeper (III1- III2) level of the surgical stage.
When feeding larger ether concentrations (from 10-12 vol.% To 20-25 vol.%) During the introduction of general anesthesia to reduce the time required for the onset of the surgical stage of general anesthesia, irritating effects of high concentrations of ether vapors may cause coughing , salivation, laryngospasm, severe hemodynamic disturbances.
In this regard, an introductory general anesthesia with ether is currently rarely used.
To reduce the induced reflex reactions and restrict secretion to patients before general anesthesia, it is necessary to administer
atropine or other anticholinergic agents.
Relaxation of skeletal muscles caused by ether is not eliminated by the use of anticholinesterase agents.
Frequent inhalation of ether vapors causes drug dependence. Aether vapor with air, oxygen and nitrous oxide form explosive mixtures in certain concentrations.
The maximum permissible concentration of ether vapor in the air of the working zone is 300 mg / m3.
When performing an ethereal general anesthesia in a closed system, it is necessary to observe measures to prevent the possibility of an explosion.
The ether for general anesthesia is stored in vials of orange glass with a tightly ground glass stopper, so. as under the influence of air, light and elevated temperature, the ether decomposes with the formation of harmful impurities (peroxides, aldehydes), which cause severe irritation of the respiratory mucosa. The ether for general anesthesia should be chemically pure, containing a stabilizer, which prevents the oxidation of the ester.
In this connection, the vials with ether are uncorked just before the beginning of general anesthesia.