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I need an operation...now what? : a patient's guide to a safe and successful outcome / by Russell, Thomas R., M. D.;
Subjects: Surgery.; Patient participation.; Surgical Procedures, Operative;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Complete guide to symptoms illness & surgery / by Griffith, H. Winter (Henry Winter); Griffith, Jo A.; Moore, Stephen.; Pederson, Mark,illustrator.; Yoder, Kenneth.;
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Diagnosis; Medicine, Popular.; Medicine, Popular; Surgery; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Symptoms;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 8
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The touch / by Wallace, Randall,author.(CARDINAL)511311;
Andrew Jones was one of the few surgeons to have that rare, God-given ability called The Touch. But after failing to save his young fiance, Jones abandons his gift and shuns the operating room. Lara Blair owns a biomedical engineering company developing a surgical tool that duplicates the exact movement of a surgeon's hands, to reduce or eliminate failed surgical procedures. As Lara pursues Jones' skill for her project, his resistance cracks and he opens up about the wounds that still haunt him.
Subjects: Medical fiction.; Christian fiction.; Surgeons; Grief; Biomedical engineering;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 12
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Empire of the Scalpel [sound recording] / by Rutkow, Iraauthor.; Frazier, Gibson(CARDINAL)782742;
Read by Gibson Frazier.There are not many events in life that can be as simultaneously life-frightening and life-saving as a surgical operation. Yet, in America, tens of millions of major surgical procedures are performed annually but few of us pause to consider the magnitude of these figures because we have such inherent confidence in surgeons. And, despite passionate debates about healthcare and the endless fascination with surgical procedures, most of us have no idea how surgeons came to be because the story of surgery has never been fully told. Now, Empire of the Scalpel elegantly reveals the fascinating history of surgery's evolution from its earliest roots in Europe through its rise to scientific and social dominance in the United States. From the 16th-century saga of Andreas Vesalius and his crusade to accurately describe human anatomy while appeasing the conservative clergy who clamored for his burning at the stake, to the hard-to-believe story of late-19th century surgeons' apathy to Joseph Lister's innovation of antisepsis and how this indifference led to thousands of unnecessary surgical deaths, Empire of the Scalpel is both global history and a uniquely American tale. You'll discover how in the 20th century the US achieved surgical world supremacy heralded by the Nobel Prize-winning, seemingly impossible feat of transplanting a kidney and how the heart-lung machine was developed, along with much more.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Non-Fiction.; History.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The touch [large print] / by Wallace, Randall.(CARDINAL)511311;
Andrew Jones was once one of the few surgeons in the world to have that rare, God-given ability called The Touch. But after failing to save his young fiance, Faith, at the scene of a car accident, Jones abandons his gift and shuns the operating room. Lara Blair owns a Chicago-based biomedical engineering company developing a surgical tool that will duplicate precisely the movement of a surgeon's hands, reducing or eliminating failed surgical procedures. Lara has pursued the best surgeons in the world to test this surgical tool, and all of them have failed. As Lara pursues Jones's skill for her project, Jones's stubborn resistance cracks, and he begins to open up to her about the wounds that still haunt him. But when Jones discovers the urgency behind Lara's work, he must choose to move beyond his past. As each is forced to surrender secret fears, they are bonded together through the lives of the people Jones serves and by the healing secret that Faith left behind.
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Large print books.; Medical fiction.; Biomedical engineering; Grief; Surgeons;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Homunculus. [manga] by Yamamoto, Hideo,1968-author.(CARDINAL)879215; Graffham, Cerridwyn,translator.(CARDINAL)892575; Grandy, Krista,author.(CARDINAL)890687; Mapa, Rina,letterer.(CARDINAL)595738;
"Nakoshi Susumu, age thirty-four, lives out of his car. Between spending his days with the homeless and his nights in his vehicle, he has little to his name. When a medical student begins to stalk him, offering to pay Nakoshi a significant sum of cash toundergo a strange surgical procedure, Nakoshi initially refuses. But after his beloved car is towed, he finally agrees to take the offer and subjects himself to the operating table. What, if anything, will Nakoshi see differently once he awakens?"--Older Teen (17+)
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Manga.; Homeless men; Medical students; Surgery, Experimental; Trephining; Manga (comic books);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Empire of the scalpel : the history of surgery / by Rutkow, Ira,1948-author.(CARDINAL)280651;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From a renowned surgeon and historian with five decades of experience comes a remarkable history of surgery's development-spanning the Stone Age to the present day-blending meticulous medical studies with lively and skillful storytelling. There are not many events in life that can be as simultaneously life-frightening and life-saving as a surgical operation. Yet, in America, tens-of-millions of major surgical procedures are performed annually but few of us pause to consider the magnitude of these figures because we have such inherent confidence in surgeons. And, despite passionate debates about healthcare and the endless fascination with surgical procedures, most of us have no idea how surgeons came to be because the story of surgery has never been fully told. Now, Empire of the Scalpel elegantly reveals the fascinating history of surgery's evolution from its earliest roots in Europe through its rise to scientific and social dominance in the United States. From the 16th-century saga of Andreas Vesalius and his crusade to accurately describe human anatomy while appeasing the conservative clergy who clamored for his burning at the stake, to the hard-to-believe story of late-19th century surgeons' apathy to Joseph Lister's innovation of antisepsis and how this indifference led to thousands of unnecessary surgical deaths, Empire of the Scalpel is both a global history and a uniquely American tale. You'll discover how in the 20th century the US achieved surgical world supremacy heralded by the Nobel Prize-winning, seemingly impossible feat of transplanting a kidney and how the heart-lung machine was developed, along with much more. Today, the list of possible operations is almost infinite-from knee and hip replacement to heart bypass and transplants to fat reduction and rhinoplasty-and Rutkow draws on his five-decade career to show us how we got here. Authoritative, captivating, and comprehensive, Empire of the Scalpel portrays the evolution of surgery in all its dramatic and life-enhancing complexity and shows that its history is truly one awe-inspiring triumph after another"--
Subjects: Surgery;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 16
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100,000 hearts : a surgeon's memoir / by Cooley, Denton A.,1920-2016.(CARDINAL)505204; Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.(CARDINAL)596740;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index.My roots -- Boyhood friends and activities -- "This, my friend, it the UT" -- Becoming a doctor -- The dawn of heart surgery -- Army doctor -- Residency at Hopkins -- A year at the Brompton -- Pioneering cardiovascular surgery -- Opening up the heart -- An institute for the heart -- Transplanting hearts -- The total artificial heart -- The "Cooley Hilton" and beyond -- On being a surgeon -- Private life -- Reconciliation with Mike -- Summing up -- Appendic A : Glossary -- Appendix B : Personal contributions to cardiovascular surgery -- Appendix C : Surgical inventions and products -- Appendix D : Selected publications -- Appendix E : Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society -- Appendix F : Curriculum Vitae -- Index.Pioneering surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley performed his first human heart transplant in 1968 and astounded the world in 1969 when he was the first surgeon to successfully implant a totally artificial heart in a human being. Over the course of his career, Cooley and his associates have performed thousands of open heart operations and have been forerunners in implementing new surgical procedures. Of all his achievements, however, Cooley is most proud of the Texas Heart Institute, which he founded in 1962 with a mission to use education, research, and improved patient care to decrease the devastating effects of cardiovascular disease. In his new memoir, 100,000 Hearts, Cooley tells about his childhood in Houston and his experiences as a basketball scholarship recipient at the University of Texas. After medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and Johns Hopkins, Cooley served in the Army Medical Corps. While at Johns Hopkins, Cooley assisted in a groundbreaking operation to correct an infant's congenital heart defect, which inspired him to specialize in heart surgery. Cooley's detailed descriptions of what it was like to be in the operating room at crucial points in medical history offer a fascinating perspective on how far medical science has progressed in just a few decades. Dr. Denton Cooley and the Texas Heart Institute are responsible for much of that progress --
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Cooley, Denton A., 1920-2016.; Heart surgeons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tiny stitches : the life of medical pioneer Vivien Thomas / by Hooks, Gwendolyn,author.(CARDINAL)356550; Bootman, Colin,illustrator.(CARDINAL)377949;
Includes bibliographical references."Biography of Vivien Thomas, an African-American surgical technician who pioneered the procedure used to treat babies with a heart defect known as 'blue baby syndrome.' Includes author's note and author's sources"--Ages 7-12.920LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Thomas, Vivien, 1910-1985; African American surgeons; African American surgeons; African Americans; Cardiovascular system; Operating room technicians; Operating room technicians; Operating room technicians;
Available copies: 15 / Total copies: 16
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Outpatient weight-loss surgery : safe and successful weight loss with modern bariatric surgery / by Sasse, Kent,author.(CARDINAL)562527;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-295) and index.
Subjects: Obesity; Gastric bypass; Gastrointestinal system; Weight loss.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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