All of the following are the disadvantages of anaesthetic ether, EXCEPT:
Ether liberates catecholamines and tends to maintain blood pressure. Cardiac arrythmias occur rarely with ether and there is no sensitization of the myocardium to circulating catecholamines. Ref: KDT, 5th Edition, Pages 338-339; Lee's Synopsis of Anaesthesia, 12th Edition, Pages 168-169;Textbook of Anaesthesia By Aitkinhead, 4th Edition, Page 162; Basics of Anaesthesia E-Book: Expe Consult By Ronald D. Miller, Manuel Pardo, 2011