Masui Ka I (Shogakukan Bunko)

[Machine Translation] After completing his two years of clinical training, Keita Kamiyama applies for a position in anesthesiology with an easy motivation. However, his days of hard work far exceeded his expectations, and he found himself constantly facing death in the medical field. As a rookie anesthesiologist, Keita's confidence grows as he repeats painful experiences, but the death of a child leaves him with a sense of failure... Keita wonders whether he should continue as a doctor or not. What is the true nature of anesthesiologists, and what is medicine that stands by the patient? He not only puts patients to sleep, but also watches over their lives during and after surgery. This is a unique coming-of-age medical novel that focuses on anesthesiologists, who are the only voice for patients who cannot speak up, but who are less in the limelight than primary surgeons.

二年間の臨床研修を終えた神山慧太は、安易な動機から麻酔科を志望する。ところが予想をはるかに上回る激務の日々と、常に死と隣り合わせの医療現場。新人麻酔科医として苦い経験を繰り返しながら自信を深めてはいくのだが、ひとりの小児の死によって挫折感に打ちのめされ…。医師を続けるべきか悩む慧太。果たして患者の側に立つ医療とは、麻酔科医の本分とは。患者を眠らせるだけでなく、術中術後もその生命を見守る。物を言えない患者の唯一の代弁者でありながら、執刀医に比べて脚光を浴びることの少ない麻酔科医にスポットを当てた、異色の青春医療小説。