Whole-person care starts in the operating room
For most of my career, my work has begun at the moment a patient is most vulnerable. As an anesthesiologist, I meet people at the threshold of surgery, often anxious, sometimes in pain, and always placing extraordinary trust in a…
For most of my career, my work has begun at the moment a patient is most vulnerable. As an anesthesiologist, I meet people at the threshold of surgery, often anxious, sometimes in pain, and always placing extraordinary trust in a physician they may have met only minutes earlier. My responsibility is to protect them through an experience they cannot control and, under general anesthesia, cannot describe while it is happening.
That …
Whole-person care starts in the operating room
