Word: polina
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Different Priorities. Russian medicine differs greatly from American in emphasis and approach, especially in regard to anesthesia. Russian doctors prefer local anesthetics, particularly in appendectomies and uncomplicated deliveries. Says Polina Kachalova, senior physician at Leningrad's No. 2 Hospital: "We believe general anesthetics are more harmful and that recovery is quicker with local anesthetics." Though surgery is often more traumatic as a result, few Russians seem to complain...