Letters
Medicine’s solemn moments
Every operation is a special event
BMJ 2016; 354 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i5151 (Published 26 September 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;354:i5151
- Mark W Davies, consultant in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine
- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK
- gasmark{at}mac.com
Sokol shows that the solemn moments of medicine are more common than we think.1
“Is your birthday a special day for you?” I often ask trainees as we wait in the anaesthetic room for the next patient …
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