The Wondrous Story of Anesthesia

About this book

Edited and written by an international "whos who" of more than 100 authors including anesthesiologists nurse anesthetists bench scientists a surgeon and representatives of industry this text provides a comprehensive history of anesthesia unique in its focus on the people and events that shaped the specialty around the world particularly during the past 70 years when anesthesia emerged from empiricism and developed into a science-based practice.