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Fragile Lives

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Fragile Lives

By Stephen Westaby

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About the book

Grim Reaper sits on the heart surgeon's shoulder. A slip of the hand and life ebbs away.The balance between life and death is so delicate, and the heart surgeon walks that rope between the two. In the operating room there is no time for doubt. It is flesh, blood, rib-retractors and pumping the vital organ with your bare hand to squeeze the life back into it. An off-day can have dire consequences - this job has a steep learning curve, and the cost is measured in human life. Cardiac surgery is not...Show more

Cardiothoracic surgery

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ISBN

9780008196783

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published year

2018

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Fragile Lives

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