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A medical doctor specializing in preventing and treating pain during surgery (general anesthesia (sleeping patient) or local or regional anesthesia (with part of the body made numb and feeling no pain)). Anesthesiologists also take care of critically ill patients in the intensive care units, in emergency and pre-hospital settings.
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(2007). Anesthesiologist. In: Schmidt, R., Willis, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29805-2_214
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