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049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 1 4 _aRD120.75
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100 1 _aMezrich, Joshua D.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aWhen death becomes life :
_bnotes from a transplant surgeon /
_cJoshua D. Mezrich.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
_c©2019.
300 _ax, 371 pages ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 349-358) and index.
505 0 _aPart I: Out of body. A perfect organ ; Puzzle people -- Part II: The making of a transplant surgeon. The simple beauty of the kidney ; Skin harvest ; Kidney beans: making kidney transplant a reality -- Part III: Expanding the horizon beyond the simplicity of the kidney. Open heart: the invention of cardiopulmonary bypass ; Hearts on fire: making heart transplant a reality ; Sympathy for the pancreas: curing diabetes ; Prometheus revisited: liver transplants and Thomas Starzl -- Part IV: The patients. Jason: the secret is to live in the present ; Lisa and Herb: should we do liver transplants for alcoholics? ; Nate: the selection meeting, or Who gets an organ and why? ; Michaela: we are all the same on the inside -- Part V: The donors. As they lay dying ; Healthy donors: do no harm -- Part VI: Today and beyond. Complications ; Xenotransplantation: from one species to another ; So, you want to be a transplant surgeon?
520 _aA transplant surgeon discusses the pioneers, science, and ethical challenges of organ transplantation as well as the ways that organ transplants have revolutionized medical care, and offers illuminating stories of his own patients.
520 _a"A gifted surgeon illuminates one of the most awe-inspiring achievements of modern-day medicine: the movement of organs between bodies. At the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Dr. Joshua Mezrich creates life from loss, transplanting organs from one body to another. In this intimate and profoundly moving work, he sheds light not only on the extraordinary field of transplantation that enables this kind of miracle to happen every day, but also on the incredible doctors, donors, and patients who are at the center of this near-unimaginable world. [This book] is a thrilling look at how science advances on a grand scale to improve human lives. Mezrich examines more than one hundred years of remarkable medical breakthroughs, connecting this fascinating history with the inspiring and heartbreaking stories of his transplant patients. Combining gentle sensitivity with scientific clarity, Mezrich reflects on his calling as a doctor, conveying what the life of a surgeon is really like and how it feels to experience soaring victories as well as crushing defeats. He introduces the modern pioneers who made transplantation a reality--maverick surgeons whose feats of imagination, bold vision, and daring risk-taking generated techniques and practices that save millions of lives around the world. We hear the stories of the donors and the recipients, learn of the ethical issues involved, and celebrate the unbelievable strength of the human spirit. Mezrich takes us inside the operating room and unlocks the wondrous process of transplant surgery, a delicate, intense ballet requiring precise timing, breathtaking skill, and, at times, creative improvisation. In this illuminating work, Mezrich touches upon the essence of existence and what it means to be alive. Most physicians fight against death, but in transplantation, doctors take from death. Here the dead give their last remnant of life to the living--and Mezrich shares his gratitude and awe for the privilege of being a part of this transformative exchange. After all, the donors are his patients, too. Part history, part memoir, all completely riveting, [this book] offers the human story behind the most exceptional medical advancements of our time and stands as a beautiful, poignant reminder that a life lost can also offer the hope of a new beginning."--Dust jacket.
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