Paul Whang
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Whang introduces the basics of anesthesiology, its duties and areas of authority, and a “day in the operating room,” where surgeons, surgical assistants, nurses, and others in a “less-than-TV intensity” O.R. palaver about sports, the news, “and the latest O.R. gossip.” He also discusses “O.R. Voodoo”—some doctors’ specific, rigidly performed preparatory rituals for “warding off the bad luck lurking in the shadows”—and presents lists of items removed from rectums (fruits, vegetables, billiard balls—all “accidentally sat upon”) and penises (stereo wires, chains). He offers psychological profiles of specialties ranging from orthopedic to plastic surgeons, explanations of side effects from common anesthesia, a rundown of the predominantly cholesterol- and sodium-packed fare at the hospital cafeteria (French fries, battered fish, greasy sausages), and the suggestion that the decorative nutrition posters read, “What does not kill you will make you stronger. Bon appétit.” Fact-filled, poignant, and funny. --Whitney Scott
"Fact-filled, poignant, and funny." —Booklist Online
"Highly informative and honest, Dr Paul Whang weaves his narrative together to create an extremely witty, sometimes controversial, concoction. Upon opening this book, you will draw back the curtain, and enter the operating theatre." —Dr. Jerome Edelstein, Toronto plastic surgeon
"The operating room is the most mysterious and intimidating of inner sanctums and the creatures who operate in it seem equally mysterious. Paul Whang humanizes and illuminates that fearsome space with candour, humour and a generosity of spirit that gives readers the sense that should they ever find themselves on the table, the experience will work out well." —Robin Roger, managing editor, Ars Medica: A Journal of Medicine, The Arts and Humanities
"Eye-opening and full of personality." —Scene Magazine
"If you enjoy workplace anecdotes, you'll enjoy Operating Room Confidential . . . It contains roughly equal measures of anecdotes and advice, a 21st century turn on the spoonful of sugar helping the medicine go down." —Waterloo Region Record
"Gives us an insider's view of the operating room. The reader enters a fascinating realm of fears, foibles, and the truths of human nature. This is honest writing from a doctor who observes carefully and shares what he sees from behind the surgical mask." —Dr. Vincent Lam, author, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
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