Surgery category: 3482 books
A Surgeon in the Village
An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
An inspiring story of doctors who changed the health care of an African nation
Dr. Dilan Ellegala arrives in Tanzania, shocked to find the entire country has just three brain surgeons for its population of forty-two million. Haydom Lutheran Hospital lacks even the most basic surgical tools,...
by Philip F. Stahl
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
All surgeons want to be better surgeons... They work hard to be respected by their peers, appreciated by their patients, and valued by their communities. Most of the estimated 200 million surgeries performed worldwide every year go as anticipated, with positive patient outcomes. However, the number of...
Surgical Pitfalls E-Book
Prevention and Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2008
This book provides a unique visual and comprehensive approach to intra-operative technical errors and covers identification, consequences, repair and prevention of those errors. Detailed analyses of all reported complications for more than 80 major operations help you minimize the risk of errors in...
Under the Knife
A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Surgeon Arnold van de Laar uses his own experience and expertise to tell this engrossing history of surgery through 28 famous operations—from Louis XIV and Einstein to JFK and Houdini.
From the story of the desperate man from seventeenth-century Amsterdam who grimly cut a stone out of his...
by Dr. Lee, Dr. Clarke, Dr. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2017
MBBS Short Answer Questions Surgery 1st Edition was compiled, typed and answered by three doctors in their final year of study.
Confidence
Sell Yourself in Medical Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Selling Yourself Matters Congratulations! You have persevered through nearly a decade of intense study and rigorous training to become a qualified doctor. It takes an incredibly strong intellect and the utmost dedication to get to this point. You know what specialty training program you want...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
This book will be a ‘how to’ guide for medical students interested in pursuing a career in academic surgery. It will discuss personal traits and rationale for going into academic surgery. It will review accomplishments as a medical student that are key components of beginning an academic career...
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery E-Book
Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty that is relevant to their general surgical practice. It is a practical reference source incorporating the most current information...
by Michael S. Sabel, MD
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2009
This new volume in the Surgical Foundations series delivers need-to-know, current information in breast surgery in an exceptionally economical and user-friendly format. Coverage encompasses everything from anatomy and physiology, evaluation of breast symptoms...to discussions of breast cancer risk...
Eye Was There
A Patient’S Guide to Coping with the Loss of an Eye
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Eye Was There is created specifically for any person who is considering having an eye surgically removed or is coping with the loss of an eye. It is also created for that persons caretakers, family members and friends. There are limited sources of information, outside of a doctors office, from which...
The Makeover Myth
The Real Story Behind Cosmetic Surgery, Injectables, Lasers, Gimmicks, and Hype, and What You Need to Know to Stay Safe
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
The Makeover Myth provides you with information and tools to help you get past the glitz, learn about cosmetic medical care realities, and find a capable physician who has your best interests at heart. Dr. Snodgrass draws on her years of clinical experience to address issues such as: the misinformation...
Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)
Principles, Techniques, Complication Management, and Future Concepts
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
In this book an international panel of authors offer a clear, step-by-step approach to Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE), a new refractive procedure approved for the treatment of myopia and astigmatism that is a truly minimally invasive key-hole type surgery. The book opens by discussing...
by Mary E. Klingensmith
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual of Surgery, 7th Edition, focuses on the essential information you need to know for successful care of patients with surgical disease. This bestselling reference presents brief, logical approaches to the management of patients with comprehensive...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
Each chapter includes an ethical challenge presented as a clinical case scenario that readers may relate to in their daily practice of anesthesiology and surgery. The ethical issues surrounding each chapter’s content are examined in an easily understandable manner for the specific target audience...