anonymous
27th November 2018
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 8
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 8
DR SATEESH R. GUPTE
An anaesthetist works in situations where only a thin line
divides life from death. No one who has worked long enough in this branch of
medicine has escaped anxious moments. This makes one very humble. One has to
discipline oneself to be eternally vigilant, all alert. Patients have been
known to die despite all care, caution and diligence because of many factors
like poor pre-operative conditions, unexpected reactions or other
complications. At such times one is helpless. I pray to God every morning
before I leave for work that no harm should come to anybody because of any
shortcoming on my part! There are occasions when things go wrong, even when one
has done one's best. It is at such times that anaesthetists must be wondering
whether it was at all wise on their part to have chosen this speciality where
name, fame and riches are by no means commensurate with the risks taken.