Clinical Cases of the Month are narrative case studies of actual cases from the author’s experience, written in a format designed to educate medial professionals. The case studies were originally written by Dr. Novak for his Deputy Chief’s Column in The Gas Pipeline, a publication of the Stanford Department of Anesthesia.
Although the case studies are written in medical parlance, lay readers will glean insights into what anesthesiologists are doing, thinking, worrying about, and acting on during intriguing and challenging surgical dilemmas.