Author: Samer A. M. Nashef
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925228694
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As a medical student, Samer Nashef was unofficially blacklisted when he started asking questions about the death rates of more senior surgeons. Since then, he has made his name challenging colleagues to be more open and accurate about the success of the procedures they perform. In The Naked Surgeon, Nashef unclothes his own profession, offering an unprecedented and often controversial view inside the operating theatre. He explains how surgeons can 'game' the system to make their results appear better; why the way a surgeon ties the knot in a single stitch could make a life-or-death difference; and why patients operated on the day before a surgeon goes on holiday are twice as likely to die than those operated on during that surgeon's first day back. Full of eye-opening revelations about the cardiac surgeon's craft,The Naked Surgeon is necessary reading for anybody considering medical intervention now, or in the future.
The Naked Surgeon
Author: Samer Nashef
Publisher: Scribe Publications
ISBN: 1925113809
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
We are not meant to touch hearts. We all have one, but most of us will never see one. The heart surgeon now has that privilege but, for centuries, the heart was out of reach even for surgeons. So when a surgeon nowadays opens up a ribcage and mends a heart, it remains something of a miracle, even if, to some, it is merely plumbing. As with plumbers, the quality of surgeons’ work varies. As with plumbers, surgeons’ opinion of their own prowess and their own attitude to risk are not always reliable. Measurement is key. We’ve had a century of effective evidence-based medicine. We’ve had barely a decade of thorough monitoring of clinical outcomes. Thanks to the ground-breaking risk modelling of pioneering surgeons like Samer Nashef, we at last know how to judge whether an operation is in a patient’s best interest, which hospital and surgeon would be best for that operation, when it might best be performed and what the exact level of risk is. We have at last made what is important in surgery measurable. But how should surgeons, and their patients, use these newfound insights? Ever since his days as a medical student, Samer Nashef has challenged the medical profession to be more open and more accurate about the success of surgical procedures, for the sake of the patients. In The Naked Surgeon, he unclothes his own profession to demonstrate to his reader (and prospective patient) many revelations, such as the paradox at the heart of the cardiac surgeon’s craft: the more an operation is likely to kill you, the better it is for you. And he does so with absolute clarity, fluency and not a little wit. PRAISE FOR SAMER NASHEF ‘[The Naked Surgeon] takes a Malcolm Gladwell-esque look at what happens in operating theatres … If a book-length examination of the topic sounds dry, it isn't. Nashef’s humanity and compassion shine through.’ The Times ‘One can't help but think of Henry Marsh when reading Samer Nashef … Nashef does a fine job of guiding the reader though the surgical and statistical intricacies and he writes clearly, with plentiful moments of humour.’ The Independent
Publisher: Scribe Publications
ISBN: 1925113809
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
We are not meant to touch hearts. We all have one, but most of us will never see one. The heart surgeon now has that privilege but, for centuries, the heart was out of reach even for surgeons. So when a surgeon nowadays opens up a ribcage and mends a heart, it remains something of a miracle, even if, to some, it is merely plumbing. As with plumbers, the quality of surgeons’ work varies. As with plumbers, surgeons’ opinion of their own prowess and their own attitude to risk are not always reliable. Measurement is key. We’ve had a century of effective evidence-based medicine. We’ve had barely a decade of thorough monitoring of clinical outcomes. Thanks to the ground-breaking risk modelling of pioneering surgeons like Samer Nashef, we at last know how to judge whether an operation is in a patient’s best interest, which hospital and surgeon would be best for that operation, when it might best be performed and what the exact level of risk is. We have at last made what is important in surgery measurable. But how should surgeons, and their patients, use these newfound insights? Ever since his days as a medical student, Samer Nashef has challenged the medical profession to be more open and more accurate about the success of surgical procedures, for the sake of the patients. In The Naked Surgeon, he unclothes his own profession to demonstrate to his reader (and prospective patient) many revelations, such as the paradox at the heart of the cardiac surgeon’s craft: the more an operation is likely to kill you, the better it is for you. And he does so with absolute clarity, fluency and not a little wit. PRAISE FOR SAMER NASHEF ‘[The Naked Surgeon] takes a Malcolm Gladwell-esque look at what happens in operating theatres … If a book-length examination of the topic sounds dry, it isn't. Nashef’s humanity and compassion shine through.’ The Times ‘One can't help but think of Henry Marsh when reading Samer Nashef … Nashef does a fine job of guiding the reader though the surgical and statistical intricacies and he writes clearly, with plentiful moments of humour.’ The Independent
Mortal Lessons
Author: Richard Selzer
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 054754233X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
A surgeon shares true stories of life, death, and the human body in an essay collection that “will nail you to your chair” (Saturday Review). With settings ranging from the operating theater to a Korean ambulance, and topics as varied as the disposition of a corpse and the author’s own childhood, these nineteen captivating, wry, and intimate vignettes offer a poignant examination of health, humanity, and, of course, mortality. Sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous, the essays offer a physician’s viewpoint that goes beyond the medical to also consider the most meaningful issues and questions we face, whether as doctors or patients, cared for or caregiver. Praised by Kirkus Reviews as “an impressive display of knowledge and art, magic and mystery,” Mortal Lessons is a classic reflection on the human body and the human experience, and will resonate with readers for generations to come.
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 054754233X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
A surgeon shares true stories of life, death, and the human body in an essay collection that “will nail you to your chair” (Saturday Review). With settings ranging from the operating theater to a Korean ambulance, and topics as varied as the disposition of a corpse and the author’s own childhood, these nineteen captivating, wry, and intimate vignettes offer a poignant examination of health, humanity, and, of course, mortality. Sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous, the essays offer a physician’s viewpoint that goes beyond the medical to also consider the most meaningful issues and questions we face, whether as doctors or patients, cared for or caregiver. Praised by Kirkus Reviews as “an impressive display of knowledge and art, magic and mystery,” Mortal Lessons is a classic reflection on the human body and the human experience, and will resonate with readers for generations to come.
King of Hearts
Author: G. Wayne Miller
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307557243
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Few of the great stories of medicine are as palpably dramatic as the invention of open-heart surgery, yet, until now, no journalist has ever brought all of the thrilling specifics of this triumph to life. This is the story of the surgeon many call the father of open-heart surgery, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, who, along with colleagues at University Hospital in Minneapolis and a small band of pioneers elsewhere, accomplished what many experts considered to be an impossible feat: He opened the heart, repaired fatal defects, and made the miraculous routine. Acclaimed author G. Wayne Miller draws on archival research and exclusive interviews with Lillehei and legendary pioneers such as Michael DeBakey and Christiaan Barnard, taking readers into the lives of these doctors and their patients as they progress toward their landmark achievement. In the tradition of works by Richard Rhodes and Tracy Kidder, King of Hearts tells the story of an important and gripping piece of forgotten science history.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307557243
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Few of the great stories of medicine are as palpably dramatic as the invention of open-heart surgery, yet, until now, no journalist has ever brought all of the thrilling specifics of this triumph to life. This is the story of the surgeon many call the father of open-heart surgery, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei, who, along with colleagues at University Hospital in Minneapolis and a small band of pioneers elsewhere, accomplished what many experts considered to be an impossible feat: He opened the heart, repaired fatal defects, and made the miraculous routine. Acclaimed author G. Wayne Miller draws on archival research and exclusive interviews with Lillehei and legendary pioneers such as Michael DeBakey and Christiaan Barnard, taking readers into the lives of these doctors and their patients as they progress toward their landmark achievement. In the tradition of works by Richard Rhodes and Tracy Kidder, King of Hearts tells the story of an important and gripping piece of forgotten science history.
The Angina Monologues
Author: Samer Nashef
Publisher: Scribe Us
ISBN: 9781947534896
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A pioneering cardiac surgeon expertly sews up the heart of surgery. The Angina Monologues speeds from the transporting of a donor's heart up the highway's shoulder, to cautionary stories of excessive intervention gone awry in US hospitals, to a traumatic trip to bring advanced cardiac surgery to the Palestinian West Bank. Nashef tells heartstopping stories of transplants, coronary artery bypasses, aorta repair, and cardiac arrest. He also delivers humane advice about medical realities rarely observed: the futility of obsessing over diet, the necessity of calculating risks, the role of decision making, and the resilience of doctor and patient alike. Nashef is a magnificently warm and likeable doctor and writer; and he has the best imaginable bedside manner.
Publisher: Scribe Us
ISBN: 9781947534896
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A pioneering cardiac surgeon expertly sews up the heart of surgery. The Angina Monologues speeds from the transporting of a donor's heart up the highway's shoulder, to cautionary stories of excessive intervention gone awry in US hospitals, to a traumatic trip to bring advanced cardiac surgery to the Palestinian West Bank. Nashef tells heartstopping stories of transplants, coronary artery bypasses, aorta repair, and cardiac arrest. He also delivers humane advice about medical realities rarely observed: the futility of obsessing over diet, the necessity of calculating risks, the role of decision making, and the resilience of doctor and patient alike. Nashef is a magnificently warm and likeable doctor and writer; and he has the best imaginable bedside manner.
The Naked Truth about Breast Implants
Author: Susan Kolb
Publisher: Lone Oak Publishing
ISBN: 9781935079293
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Kolb has treated thousands of women with complications from breast implant surgery. She routinely incorporates state of the art surgical technology with holistic medicine and spiritual healing.
Publisher: Lone Oak Publishing
ISBN: 9781935079293
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Kolb has treated thousands of women with complications from breast implant surgery. She routinely incorporates state of the art surgical technology with holistic medicine and spiritual healing.
The Doctor Stories
Author: William Carlos Williams
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811209267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Not only for students and doctors, this volume contains Williams's thirteen doctor stories, several of his most famous poems on medical matters, and The Practice from The Autobiography.
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811209267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Not only for students and doctors, this volume contains Williams's thirteen doctor stories, several of his most famous poems on medical matters, and The Practice from The Autobiography.
Naked to the Bone
Author: Bettyann Kevles
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813523583
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
By the late 1960s, the computer and television were linked to produce medical images that were as startling as Roentgen's original X-rays. Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic reasonance imaging (MRI) made it possible to picture soft tissues invisible to ordinary X-rays. Ultrasound allowed expectant parents to see their unborn children. Positron emission tomography (PET) enabled neuroscientists to map the brain. In this lively history of medical imaging, the first to cover the full scope of the field from X-rays to MRI-assisted surgery, Bettyann Kevles explores the consequences of these developments for medicine and society. Through lucid prose, vivid anecdotes, and more than seventy striking illustrations, she shows how medical imaging has transformed the practice of medicine - from pediatrics to dentistry, neurosurgery to geriatrics, gynecology to oncology. Beyond medicine, Kevles describes how X-rays and the newer technologies have become part of the texture of modern life and culture. They helped undermine Victorian sexual sensibilities, gave courts new forensic tools, provided plots for novels and movies, and offered artists from Picasso to Warhol new ways to depict the human form.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813523583
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
By the late 1960s, the computer and television were linked to produce medical images that were as startling as Roentgen's original X-rays. Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic reasonance imaging (MRI) made it possible to picture soft tissues invisible to ordinary X-rays. Ultrasound allowed expectant parents to see their unborn children. Positron emission tomography (PET) enabled neuroscientists to map the brain. In this lively history of medical imaging, the first to cover the full scope of the field from X-rays to MRI-assisted surgery, Bettyann Kevles explores the consequences of these developments for medicine and society. Through lucid prose, vivid anecdotes, and more than seventy striking illustrations, she shows how medical imaging has transformed the practice of medicine - from pediatrics to dentistry, neurosurgery to geriatrics, gynecology to oncology. Beyond medicine, Kevles describes how X-rays and the newer technologies have become part of the texture of modern life and culture. They helped undermine Victorian sexual sensibilities, gave courts new forensic tools, provided plots for novels and movies, and offered artists from Picasso to Warhol new ways to depict the human form.
What Does Your Doctor Look Like Naked?
Author: J. Warren Willey
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
ISBN: 9781604628784
Category : Nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Are you carrying around extra weight? Are you starving yourself, literally, only to see the numbers on the scale grow larger? What Does Your Doctor Look Like Naked?, by Dr. Warren Willey, is a witty and informative resource for the perpetual dieter that is sure to be the last book purchased on slimming down and toning up. By following Dr. Willey's all-natural eating menu and a comprehensive workout plan, starved dieters will find nourishment and watch their bodies transform before their very eyes. Going on vacation soon and not sure about splurging? Concerned about extra holiday calories? With Dr. Willey, dieters will learn to eat smart and enjoy themselves on special occasions without guilt and apprehension. Don't fall for diet gimmicks or surefire weight-loss plans that only lead to dead ends. Travel the road with Dr. Willey and the countless others who have found success in What Does Your Doctor Look Like Naked? Your Guide to Optimal Health.
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
ISBN: 9781604628784
Category : Nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Are you carrying around extra weight? Are you starving yourself, literally, only to see the numbers on the scale grow larger? What Does Your Doctor Look Like Naked?, by Dr. Warren Willey, is a witty and informative resource for the perpetual dieter that is sure to be the last book purchased on slimming down and toning up. By following Dr. Willey's all-natural eating menu and a comprehensive workout plan, starved dieters will find nourishment and watch their bodies transform before their very eyes. Going on vacation soon and not sure about splurging? Concerned about extra holiday calories? With Dr. Willey, dieters will learn to eat smart and enjoy themselves on special occasions without guilt and apprehension. Don't fall for diet gimmicks or surefire weight-loss plans that only lead to dead ends. Travel the road with Dr. Willey and the countless others who have found success in What Does Your Doctor Look Like Naked? Your Guide to Optimal Health.