A Piece of My Mind

Extraordinary Evie

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.5897

May 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this narrative essay, an anesthesiologist and the parents of a child he treated describe the extraordinary effort to save a 6-year-old’s life.

Corresponding Author: Ethan L. Sanford, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1935 Medical District Dr, Dallas, TX 75235 (Ethan.Sanford@UTSouthwestern.edu).

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