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...litany of the acts we now deem offensive was long ago detailed in books and articles, beginning in the late '50s with the insistent writings of our late Harvard colleague, the Dorr Professor of Research in Anesthesia, Henry K. Beecher...
...taken at face value when it comes to government assurances," warns Dr. Mark Neuenschwander. He and his wife Betsy, also a physician, head the AD2000 Crisis Relief Task Force, a conservative Christian humanitarian effort based in Colorado Springs, Colo. Because of what he expects to be potential problems in anesthesia machines, intravenous pumps and ICU monitors--like many complex devices, they contain tiny "embedded" computer chips--he warns against elective surgery in the first six months of 2000. "Health care will be the least prepared...
...individual's type matches that of someone in need, the potential donor will be contacted. Donation involves the extraction of bone marrow from the hip while the patient is under general or local anesthesia. In a healthy individual, the body replaces the lost marrow, leaving no permanent damage...
Meet Dr. Nancy E. Oriol, associate dean for student affairs and assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School (HMS), co-director of obsetric anesthesia at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, inventor of devices to resuscitate newborns and analyze fetal heart rates, founder and co-director of The Family Van and respected researcher...
...anesthesiologists' list: give your doctors as much detail as you can about your medical history. Don't just say you had a bad reaction to general anesthesia; say whether you felt nauseated, went into shock or took 12 hours to wake up. (No, I'm not exaggerating; some patients with an unusual genetic condition take that long to recover.) You should also bring up any allergies you have, since some anesthetic drugs trigger cross-reactions--particularly in patients who are sensitive to soy and eggs. A small but growing trend: preoperative visits to an anesthesiology clinic where doctors can check...