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Title:
Anaesthesia : a very short introduction / Aidan O'Donnell.
Author:
O'Donnell, Aidan (Anesthetist)
Publication Information:
Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Call Number:
RD81 .O36 2012
Abstract:
How does anesthesia work? What are the risks? And how does the anesthetist know if you are really asleep? In this brisk survey, Aidan O'Donnell takes the reader on a tour of modern anesthetic practice.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780199584543
Series:
Very short introductions ; 313

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions ; 313.
Physical Description:
146 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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Contents:
Suspended animation: concepts of anaesthesia -- Historical perspective -- Nuts and bolts -- Bells and whistles -- Anaesthetic drugs and fluids -- Local and regional anaesthesia -- The different branches of anaesthesia -- Side effects, complications, and risks of anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia tomorrow.
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