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Anesthesiology for the Nonanesthesiologist

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The practice of modern anesthesiology provides the “5 As” of anesthesia (analgesia, anxiolysis, autonomic stability, amnesia, and areflexia – decreased motor responsiveness) to patients through a pharmacologically induced and reversible state.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Vivek K. Moitra

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  1. Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York (SUNY), Hicks St. 339, Brooklyn, 11201, New York, USA

    Steven L. Cohn

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Moitra, V.K., Twersky, R.S. (2011). Anesthesiology for the Nonanesthesiologist. In: Cohn, S. (eds) Perioperative Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-498-2_8

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