Notes on Anesthesia Notes on Anesthesia

Contributor(s): Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504] Apgar, Virginia Publication: Produced: 1949 Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Anesthesiology Genre(s): Archival Materials Manuals (instructional materials) Abstract: Apgar put together this handbook for her medical students and anesthesiology residents at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, "in the absence of an adequate anesthesia textbook." It provided a concise outline of techniques and anesthetic agents used at the hospital during the 1940s, along with possible complications of anesthesia, and the hazards of explosion in the operating room. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 36 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584647X86 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: CPBBGC Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584647X86 Archival Collection: The Virginia Apgar Papers (Profiles in Science)