Cardiorespiratory effects of anesthesia.
The basic objectives of any anesthetic are to provide the patient with safe analgesia and amnesia and to provide the surgeon with adequate conditions to perform the surgical procedure. This article discusses the different routes through which these objectives may be met.
Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia.
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