Figure 70-17 Surgical procedure under general anesthesia with ketamine at Kunde Hospital, Nepal (altitude, 3840 m), the site of the published series of general anesthetics described in the text.[276] The patient is spontaneously breathing room air. The photo depicts Dr. David Murdoch assisted by Kami Temba Sherpa, now the physician in charge of Kunde Hospital. (Courtesy of Dr. Lynley Cook.)


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