Story of Surgery, The Epub

Author: Robert Richardson
Edition: Rev Exp
Publisher: Quiller Press Limited
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1904057462

Story of Surgery, The: An Historical Commentary

Informative, comprehensive, and fascinating history of surgery

Well-researched and compelling reading for all with an interest in medical history

Includes full appendices and 800-entry bibliography

From the discovery of anesthesia over 150 years ago in Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital to heart transplants and beyond, advances in surgery have had the drama and excitement of a novel. Medical books Story of Surgery, The. Here is the full, fascinating story of these advances discussed in an eminently readable book. In lively fashion the author describes such outstanding developments as the discoveries of antisepsis and asepsis; techniques that permitted abdominal and brain surgery; the evolution of surgical specialization; and Rontgen's X-rays, critical in the advancement of orthopedics. Surgery is filled with absorbing accounts of surgical triumphs, including the unmasking of appendicitis by the Harvard pathologist Reginald Fitz; the brilliance of Harvey Cushing at Johns Hopkins in establishing neurosurgery; and the work of William Stewart Halsted, also of Johns Hopkins, on hernia surgery and breast cancer.

This revised and enlarged edition contains much new material, particularly on abdominal surgery--the sphere of the "general" surgeon--and a full bibliography of some 800 entries Medical books Story Of Surgery, The: An Historical Commentary. Good: USPS 6-14 Business Day Shipping: FREE! USPS 2-4 Business Day Shipping: .95 Story of Surgery, The: An Historical Commentary ISBN/UPC: 1904057462 Format: Paperback Author: Robert Richardson Publisher year: Quiller Press Limited, 6/30/2004 Edition: Rev Exp Payment must be processed instantly through Paypal-- we are unable to accept any other kind of payment. Please see below for international shipping details. We are a 5-star independent bookstore located in Pittsburgh, PA. We are deeply c

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Medical Book Story of Surgery, The

Here is the full, fascinating story of these advances discussed in an eminently readable book. In lively fashion the author describes such outstanding developments as the discoveries of antisepsis and asepsis; techniques that permitted abdominal and brain surgery; the evolution of surgical specialization; and Rontgen's X-rays, critical in the advancement of orthopedics. Surgery is filled with absorbing accounts of surgical triumphs, including the unmasking of appendicitis by the Harvard pathologist Reginald Fitz; the brilliance of Harvey Cushing at Johns Hopkins in establishing neurosurgery; and the work of William Stewart Halsted, also of Johns Hopkins, on hernia surgery and breast cancer.

This revised and enlarged edition contains much new material, particularly on abdominal surgery--the sphere of the "general" surgeon--and a full bibliography of some 800 entries.