About this ebook
Edited and written by an international "who's 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.
About the author
Edmond I Eger II, MD
Emeritus Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
Lawrence J. Saidman, MD
Emeritus Professor
Departments of Anesthesia
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA and
University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Rod Westhorpe, OAM, MB, BS, FRCA, FANZCA
Former Honorary Curator, Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists;
Melbourne, Australia
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