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IVF and Assisted Reproduction
This is the first transnational history of IVF and assisted reproduction. It is a key text for scholars and students in social science, history, science and technology studies (STS), cultural studies, and gender and sexuality studies, and a resource for journalists, policymakers, and anyone interested in assisted reproduction. IVF was seen as revolutionary in 1978 when the first two IVF babies were born, in the UK and India. Assisted reproduction has now contributed to the birth of around ten million people. The book traces the work of IVF teams as they developed new techniques and laid the foundations of a multi-billion-dollar industry. It analyses the changing definitions and experience of...
Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery
his addition to the acclaimed Mastery of Surgery series is the standard-setting text/atlas on all endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical procedures. The book is authored by the world's masters of this technology, who share their firsthand operative experience, emphasizing decision-making and focusing on the anatomy and key steps in the operations. The comprehensive coverage includes minimally invasive operative procedures in all of general surgery, plus selected surgical subspecialty procedures that a surgical resident may need to learn. Of special note is the inclusion of flexible (diagnostic) endoscopy with operative endoscopic/laparoscopic procedures. The book contains more than 100 full-color photographs taken directly from the video systems through which operations are performed, plus more than 500 drawings by a noted illustrator. Editorial comments at the end of each chapter provide additional perspectives or alternative views
The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Surgery
This handbook covers the technical, social and cultural history of surgery. It reflects the state of the art and suggests directions for future research. It discusses what is different and specific about the history of surgery - a manual activity with a direct impact on the patient’s body. The individual entries in the handbook function as starting points for anyone who wants to obtain up-to-date information about an area in the history of surgery for purposes of research or for general orientation. Written by 26 experts from 6 countries, the chapters discuss the essential topics of the field (such as anaesthesia, wound infection, instruments, specialization), specific domains areas (for example, cancer surgery, transplants, animals, war), but also innovative themes (women, popular culture, nursing, clinical trials) and make connections to other areas of historical research (such as the history of emotions, art, architecture, colonial history). Chapters 16 and 18 of this book are available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com
Bestiar
Cu umor și documentare minuțioasă, chirurgul Cătălin Vasilescu ne introduce în lumea unor operații, practici, experimente și descoperiri medicale a căror influență asupra sănătății umane este ori benefică, ori de-a dreptul nocivă. Astfel, ajungem să cunoaștem chirurgi celebri care voiau să salveze vieți prin asumarea unor riscuri uriașe și prin adoptarea unor practici dintre cele mai scandaloase. Bestiarul se adresează oricui este interesat de progresul medical în general și de felul în care chirurgia poate salva sau distruge vieți. „Am citit cartea chirurgului Cătălin Vasilescu cu un complicat amestec de perplexitate și adeziune admirativă. Perplexitate, pe...
Medical Innovation
An essential text for innovators, this accessible book explains how medical and healthcare professionals and students who are new to innovation in healthcare can best progress their innovation projects and how those interested in healthcare innovation can develop an improved understanding of novel treatments and developments. The book provides a clear framework for the innovation pathway, describing step-by-step how projects are taken from concept to marketing, and also includes a current assessment of emerging technologies that will influence medical innovation in the future. Key Features: Wide-ranging and comprehensive coverage of the field, from digital health and AI technologies, through...
The Pursuit of Parenthood
A wide-ranging history of assisted reproductive technologies and their ethical implications. Finalist of the PROSE Award for Best Book in History of Science, Medicine and Technology by the Association of American Publishers Since the 1978 birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, in England, more than eight million children have been born with the help of assisted reproductive technologies. From the start, they have stirred controversy and raised profound questions: Should there be limits to the lengths to which people can go to make their idea of family a reality? Who should pay for treatment? How can we ensure the ethical use of these technologies? And what can be done to address the raci...
The Laparoscopic Surgery Revolution
Written by a surgeon with 40 years' experience in practice and instruction, this book provides vital, up-to-date information that explains the strengths and weaknesses of the laparoscopic surgery field to enable potential surgical patients to make the best decisions and choose a surgeon wisely. More than 30 years ago, laparoscopic or "keyhole" surgery suddenly appeared as an operative technique. Laparoscopy quickly grew in the U.S. surgical field, where now more than two million operations annually use the technique. But is the training surgeons receive in laparoscopy sufficient to ensure patient safety? What are the specific situations where laparoscopy is beneficial and justified, and when...
Surgical Education and Training in Pakistan
This book covers the history of starting a new surgical training program in Pakistan, detailing the induction of residents and the attributes and considering how to impart education and surgical skills in a graduated manner. It also details the current evaluation processes used and how to develop professional and ethical attributes in a surgical trainee. In addition to providing insights into career counseling and the rights of trainees, the book offers monologues from renowned practitioners in the field about their own personal journeys.
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