All anesthesiologists eventually face the fear of a “near miss,” when a patient’s life has been put at risk. Learning from the experience is crucial to pr

This book outlines the many anesthesia-related obstacles, concerns, and challenges that may be encountered by western trained anesthesiologist in low-resourced

The near misses reported in this book derive from the author's experience in clinical anesthesia in the United States, Scandinavia, and South Africa. Each of th

Building off of the popular Case Studies of Near Misses in Clinical Anesthesia, Dr. Brock-Utne and dozens of international contributors provide the reader with