Assertion: chloroform | /r/HasProperty | abandoned in favor of ether
Facets:
value: quickly
type: MANNER
value: upon discovery of its toxicity
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the United States, chloroform began to replace ether as an anesthetic at the beginning of the 20th century; however, it was quickly abandoned in favor of ether upon discovery of its toxicity, especially its tendency to cause fatal cardiac arrhythmia analogous to what is now termed "sudden sniffer's death".
text: It was soon abandoned in favor of ether when its hepatic and cardiac toxicity, especially its tendency to cause potentially fatal cardiac dysrhythmias, became apparent.