Near Misses in Cardiac Surgery - Softcover

Lee, Myles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595528554 ISBN 13: 9780595528554

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Near Misses in Cardiac Surgeryhas been written on the premise that teamwork, vigilance, standardized techniques, anticipation of the next step (or misstep), and compassion for our patients are requisites to ensure successful surgical outcomes-that decisions are more important than incisions.This book presents synopses of 40 true cases in which the patients survived, in the expectation that the reader, cast as the surgeon, will determine the cause of the problem and solve it before the patient's demise. The next section identifies the problem and how it was actually resolved by the surgical team. Each case concludes with a detailed discussion and selected references.Written to challenge the reader that the patient's fate depends upon his or her ability to make appropriate decisions quickly and under pressure, this book will provide clinical insights, not only for cardiac surgeons, fellows and residents, but for anesthesiologists, cardiologists, internists, medical students, and nurses, as well.

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Review

Written by a very experienced cardiac surgeon...one can learn a great deal from reading this book because the incidents described come from a lifetime in the practice of cardiac surgery. A surgeon will accumulate this level of experience only after many, many years - yet here it all is, within these pages, for everyone to benefit. The author is to be congratulated upon his imaginative production. The book is certainly worth buying.
Saudi Medical Journal, July 1993

About the Author

Myles Edwin Lee is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon who has practiced in Los Angeles, California, for thirty-two years. He has authored numerous scientific abstracts, articles, and book chapters in his field, including a textbook of complications in cardiac surgery. This is his first novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595528554
• ISBN 13: 9780595528554
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176