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A survey was made in an 800-bed general hospital of all deaths occurring within ten days of operation or delivery or at any time where mention was made of pulmonary complications or jaundice, during the seven years from 1958 to 1964 inclusive. Those in which it appeared that anaesthesia was wholly or partly responsible are described in detail. An attempt has been made to draw conclusions from these occurrences and to make suggestions for the avoidance of similar happenings in the future.
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Gebbie, D. Anaesthesia and death. Can. Anaes. Soc. J. 13, 390–396 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03002181
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