Invasion of the Body: Revolutions in Surgery
3/5
()
About this ebook
In 1913, the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston admitted its first patient, Mary Agnes Turner, who suffered from varicose veins in her legs. The surgical treatment she received, under ether anesthesia, was the most advanced available at the time. At the same hospital fifty years later, Nicholas Tilney—then a second-year resident—assisted in the repair of a large aortic aneurysm. The cutting-edge diagnostic tools he used to evaluate the patient’s condition would soon be eclipsed by yet more sophisticated apparatus, including minimally invasive approaches and state-of-the-art imaging technology, which Tilney would draw on in pioneering organ transplant surgery and becoming one of its most distinguished practitioners.
In Invasion of the Body, Tilney tells the story of modern surgery and the revolutions that have transformed the field: anesthesia, prevention of infection, professional standards of competency, pharmaceutical advances, and the present turmoil in medical education and health care reform. Tilney uses as his stage the famous Boston teaching hospital where he completed his residency and went on to practice (now called Brigham and Women's). His cast of characters includes clinicians, support staff, trainees, patients, families, and various applied scientists who push the revolutions forward.
While lauding the innovations that have brought surgeons' capabilities to heights undreamed of even a few decades ago, Tilney also previews a challenging future, as new capacities to prolong life and restore health run headlong into unsustainable costs. The authoritative voice he brings to the ancient tradition of surgical invasion will be welcomed by patients, practitioners, and policymakers alike.
Related to Invasion of the Body
Related ebooks
Understanding Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide for Every Family Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDoctors, Patients, and Society: Power and Authority in Medical Care Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Feuds in Medicine: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The NCAA and the Exploitation of College Profit-Athletes: An Amateurism That Never Was Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnesthesia for Congenital Heart Disease Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEthical Challenges of Organ Transplantation: Current Debates and International Perspectives Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMechanical Circulatory Support Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPharmacovigilance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRejuvenation!: How the Capillary-Cell Dance Blocks Aging While Decreasing Pain and Fatigue Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Business, Policy, and Economics of Neurosurgery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJohn Henry Biggart: Pathologist, Professor and Dean of Medical Faculty, Queen’s University, Belfast Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Heart Failure: Device Management Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of David M. Oshinsky's Bellevue Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsModern Biopharmaceuticals: Recent Success Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeart Attack Blues Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGregory's Pediatric Anesthesia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cicada Prophecy: Thrillers, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Cochrane Collaboration: Medicine's Best-Kept Secret Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDiabetes in Clinical Practice: Questions and Answers from Case Studies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat to Do in Case Of.......: A Reference Diagnostic Guide in Thoracic Organ Transplantation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUncontrolled Spread: Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCLIMATE CHANGE WAR!: Twenty-One Climate Change Denials of Environmentalists Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings15 Sports Myths and Why They’re Wrong Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeartbreaker: Christiaan Barnard and the first heart transplant Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHandbook of the Biology of Aging Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWar, Politics, and Philanthropy: The History of Rehabilitation Medicine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe NET-Heart Book: Neglected Tropical Diseases and other Infectious Diseases affecting the Heart Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIntelligence-Based Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery: Artificial Intelligence and Human Cognition in Cardiovascular Medicine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Health Crisis: One Hundred Years of Panic, Planning, and Politics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurgical Heights Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Medical For You
The Hormone Reset Diet: Heal Your Metabolism to Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 21 Days Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Peptide Protocols: Volume One Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Passionista: The Empowered Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Adult ADHD: How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer's World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy And Healthy Recipes You Can Meal Prep For The Week Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 40 Day Dopamine Fast Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Holistic Herbal: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5David D. Burns’ Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy | Summary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ (Revised Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5ATOMIC HABITS:: How to Disagree With Your Brain so You Can Break Bad Habits and End Negative Thinking Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Women With Attention Deficit Disorder: Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Living Daily With Adult ADD or ADHD: 365 Tips o the Day Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lies My Gov't Told Me: And the Better Future Coming Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Woman: An Intimate Geography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Letter to Liberals: Censorship and COVID: An Attack on Science and American Ideals Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lifting the Fog: A specific guide to inattentive ADHD in adults Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Invasion of the Body
4 ratings0 reviews