anesthesia

Matthew Perry Had Levels of Ketamine that Doctors Use for Anesthesia

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Matthew Perry had enough ketamine in his system that he could have been rendered incapacitated or unconscious, causing him to drown … based on autopsy findings. According to the L.A. County Medical Examiner, Perry’s ketamine levels were 3,540 ng/ml. When surgery patients are given anesthesia, the ketamine levels are in the 1,000 – 6,000 range, … Read more

Little light, no beds, not enough anesthesia: A view from Gaza’s hospitals

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The only thing worse than the screams of a patient undergoing surgery without enough anesthesia are the terror-stricken faces of those awaiting their turn, a 51-year-old orthopedic surgeon says. When the Israeli bombing intensifies and the wounded swamp the Gaza City hospitals where Dr. Nidal Abed works, he treats patients … Read more