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THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DOCTOR VITA BY RICK NOVAK

The Anesthesia Consultant

Each arm was draped in clear plastic to keep The Bricklayer sterile when it entered her body through tiny incisions. Templeton descended from his perch on the far side of the room, and put on a sterile gown and gloves. Alec accepted his role of goaltender at the Pearly Gates. A red sea rose between them.

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LEARJET ANESTHESIA – THE EARLY DAYS OF HEART TRANSPLANTATION

The Anesthesia Consultant

The surgeons then cut the heart out of the body, placed it in a sterile bag, and placed the bag into an Igloo chest full of ice. This solution preserved the heart function during the upcoming trip when the heart would no longer be beating.