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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiii, 240 pages ; 22 cm
Description
A moving exploration of the most common but most mysterious procedure in medicine.
Undergoing anesthesia is the source of great fear and fascination for many. Przybylo explores its history, from the famous first demonstration of anesthesia in the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1846 to today's routine procedure that controls anxiety, memory formation, pain relief, and more. He weaves his experiences as a pediatric anesthesiologist...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xiv, 222 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Describes how the author, a wealthy anesthesiologist, had a near-death experience that profoundly transformed his career, lifestyle and fundamental beliefs, explaining how the event offered insight into spiritual elements ranging from guardian angels and the spirits of the dead to past lives and the toxic influence of violence.
4) Charlatans
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"Newly minted chief resident at Boston Memorial Hospital Noah Rothauser is swamped in his new position, from managing the surgical schedules to dealing with the fallouts from patient deaths. Known for its medical advances, the famed teaching hospital has fitted several ORs as "hybrid operating rooms of the future"--an improvement that seems positive until an anesthesia error during a routine procedure results in the death of an otherwise healthy man....
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