| Description |
200 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199). |
| Summary |
An anesthetist reveals operating room curses and superstitions, the characteristics of a good surgeon, and the patients that doctors fear, in this insider's view of the fascinating protocols of the operating room and the people who work there. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A day in the operating room -- On call in the house of screams -- Off-label truths about doctors -- The good, the bad and the ugly -- Outside of the O.R. -- On the table -- Everything you ever wanted to know about anesthesia (but were too unconscious to ask) -- Some cutting remarks about the future of the operating room. |
| Subject |
Operating rooms -- Popular works.
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Whang, Paul, 1956-
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Anesthesiologists -- Canada -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781550229189 (pbk.) |
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1550229184 |
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