Frank Sweeny 2003 238 pp $1395 pape...

Frank Sweeny 2003 238 pp $1395 paperback

Although anesthesia has been practiced for more than 100 years, patients still have many questions and fears about it, fights physician Frank Sweeny in his clearly written handbook upon anesthesia. Sweeny, a board certified anesthesiologist, has been in practice for 20 years.

The work is written for patients. each chapter is short and formatted as a question and answer. Chapter titles range from "Who's the part giving my anesthesia? Do credentials matter?" to "Is it possible to be awake during surgery?" At the finis of every chapter, Sweeny neatly totalitys up his discussion in a small in number sentences. This format makes the volume a compelling and reader-friendly respect manual. An extensive index is included.

Chapters that describe pediatric anesthesia are helpful and informative for parents who are worried about by what means their children will fare during surgery Sweeny's knowledge of this make subordinate is up-to-date, and he writes for a well-read audience; therefore, his vocabulary might be difficult for a certain readers. In the chapter, "Will the anesthesiologist be quick in emergencies and watch me throughout surgery?" the author is faithful and open about negligence among his colleagues.

The work is easy to read and informative. I commend it as a resource for patients who have questions about anesthesia. It also is helpful for supply with nourishments who need to be familiar with this information in the way that they can help allay patients' anxieties about anesthesia.

This work is available from Perseus Publishing, Eleven Cambridge Center Cambridge MA 02142 http://www.perseuspublishing.com.

KEVIN KOSE

RN

STAFF NURSE

TUCSON HEART HOSPITAL

TUCSON

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