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Anaesthesia at the district hospital, 2nd edn
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M B Dobson. ($31.50). WHO Publications, 2000. ISBN 9-241-54527-5
The past is another country, but a different country can also be another today, especially when that country is in the developing world. This book is directed at doctors providing anaesthesia in the small district hospitals of such countries, where equipment, drugs, and specialist help are all in limited supply.
The watchwords throughout are safety and the use of a comparatively small number of techniques that will …