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  • Safer Surgery for Africa

    Challenges and Solutions

    by Bruce Biccard ...
    **Almost everyone will need surgery in their lifetime, but in Africa nearly 95% of the population do not have affordable surgery and anaesthesia.More people die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined.**In Africa, adults are twice as likely to die after surgery, and for children that number rockets to eleven. Mothers who need caesarean sections face the greatest risk: the mortality ... Read more

    R62,15 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Emperor of All Maladies

    by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...
    WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p... ... Read more

    R140,17

  • Gifted Hands 20th Anniversary Edition

    The Ben Carson Story

    by Ben Carson, M.D. ...
    Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.As a boy, he did poorly in school and struggled with anger. If it were not for the persistence of his mother, a single parent who worked three jobs and pushed her sons to do their best, ... Read more

    R235,39

  • Fragile Lives

    A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table

    by Stephen Westaby ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY PRIZETHE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BMA PRESIDENT’S AWARD 2017An incredible memoir from one of the world’s most eminent heart surgeons, recalling some of the most remarkable and poignant cases he’s worked on.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, ... Read more

    R142,93 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Into the Magic Shop

    A neurosurgeon's true story of the life-changing magic of mindfulness and compassion that inspired the hit K-pop band BTS

    by Dr James Doty ...
    The award-winning New York Times bestseller that inspired BTS's K-pop song 'Magic Shop'.The day that 12-year-old James Doty walked in to his local magic shop is the day that changed his life.Once the neglected son of an alcoholic father and a mother with chronic depression, he has gone on to become a leading neurosurgeon, based at Stanford University. He credits Ruth for this incredible turnaround ... Read more

    R344,87

  • The Checklist Manifesto

    How to Get Things Right

    by Atul Gawande ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist.We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies—neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and ... Read more

    R196,18

  • Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon

    The New Science and Stories of the Brain

    by Dr Rahul Jandial ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*****As heard on Chris Evans' Virgin Radio*'You're amazing I could talk to you (Rahul) all day' Chris Evans'This is a gripping new book' The TimesWorld-leading neuroscientist and neurosurgeon Dr Rahul Jandial draws on his years of work with patients suffering from the most extreme cases of brain damage, disorders and illnesses to r... ... Read more

    R147,19

  • The Trident

    The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader

    by Jason Redman, John Bruning ...
    A Navy SEAL’s highly-charged military memoir of combat, his growth as a leader, his near fatal wounds, and his remarkable recovery—a wounded warrior whose strength and fortitude have made him a national symbolDecorated Navy SEAL Lieutenant Jason Redman served his country in Columbia, Peru, Afghanistan and Iraq, where he commanded mobility and assault forces in high-stakes special operations. In ... Read more

    R235,39

  • French Women Don't Get Facelifts

    Aging with Attitude

    by Mireille Guiliano ...
    Mireille shares the secrets and strategies of aging with attitude and joy, offering personal anecdotes while divulging French women's most guarded secrets about looking and feeling great. With her signature blend of wit, no-nonsense advice and storytelling flair she addresses everything from lotions and potions to diet, style, friendship and romance.For anyone who has ever spent the equivalent of ... Read more

    R202,39

  • SBAs for the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Examination

    A Companion to Postgraduate Orthopaedics Candidate's Guide

    Edited by Paul A. Banaszkiewicz, Kiran K. Singisetti ...
    Following the format change to include single best answer questions (SBAs), this book equips candidates with a full range of testing examples to develop familiarity with the format and prepare for success in their FRCS (Tr&Orth) examination. Containing over 1,000 level 2 SBA questions, detailed explanations ensure candidates understand the reasoning and evidence-based decision-making behind each ... Read more

    Was R1 209,67 Now R1 050,51

  • Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia

    by Iain H Wilson, Keith G Allman ...
    Series series Oxford Medical Handbooks
    Returning for its fifth edition, the Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia has been re-energized by new editors and a specialist contributor team, while still retaining its much-loved, clear and concise style. Written for anaesthetists at all stages of their careers, from trainees sitting exams through to experienced consultants as well as ODPs and nurses involved in theatre area work and pre-assessment, ... Read more

    R723,11

  • The Facemaker

    One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

    by Lindsey Fitzharris ...
    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERBest Books of the Year, GuardianThe poignant story of the visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgeryFrom the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind's military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. ... Read more

    R239,19

  • War Doctor

    Surgery on the Front Line

    by David Nott ...
    A powerful and intensely moving memoir by an NHS surgeon who volunteered in war zones, operating under the most extreme circumstances.‘Brave, compassionate and inspiring – it left me in floods of tears’ – Adam Kay, author of This Is Going to HurtFor more than twenty-five years, David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his job as a general and vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in some of the ... Read more

    R232,75

  • Confessions of a Surgeon

    The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors

    by Paul A. Ruggieri M.D. ...
    As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession. In Confessions of a Surgeon, he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost. He shares the successes, failures, remarkable advances, and camaraderie that make it exciting. He uncovers the ... Read more

    R224,24

  • Direct Red

    A Surgeon's Story

    by Gabriel Weston ...
    How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands?What is it like to cut into someone else's body?What is it like to stand by, powerless, while someone dies because of the incompetence of your seniors?How do you tell a beautiful young man who seems perfectly fit that he has only a few days left to live?Gabriel Weston worked as a surgeon on the NHS frontlines; a woman in a world dominated by ... Read more

    R239,19

  • Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring

    by Aage R. Møller ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    The third edition of this classic text again provides practical, comprehensive coverage of the anatomical and physiological basis for intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. Written by a leading authority in the field, Dr. Aage Moller has updated this important title to again offer all the leading-edge knowledge needed to perform electrophysiological recordings in the operating room, to ... Read more

    R2 086,32

  • Gut

    The 8-million-copy #1 bestseller

    by Giulia Enders ...
    Translated by David Shaw ...
    Featuring an extract from Giulia Ender's new book, Organ Speak.**INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAS SEEN ON NETFLIX'S HACK YOUR HEALTH: THE SECRETS OF YOUR GUT'The world's most surprising page-turner.'Anna Murphy, The Times**Our gut is as important as our brain or heart, yet we know very little about how it works and many of us are too embarrassed to ask questions.In Gut, science star and medical ... Read more

    R219,41

  • Atlas of Thumb and Finger Reconstruction

    by Guillermo Loda ...
    This atlas presents state-of-the-art techniques in reconstruction of the thumb and fingers. The book covers both emergency and non-emergency procedures, including those used in the treatment of traumatic injuries and congenital deformities. Different procedures and treatment strategies are compared and illustrated by hundreds of drawings and intraoperative color photographs. ... Read more

    R3 089,92

  • The Gift of Life

    The Reality Behind Donor Organ Retrieval

    by Traci Graf ...
    "Organ transplants are a very controversial and unique area of medicine. Those of us who work as Transplant Coordinators were frequently referred to by hospital staff as 'organ vultures' behind our backs, but also many times within earshot. I felt this reference to extremely ugly birds was unfair and short sighted. I did say once in a while to a difficult staff person, 'if your kid needed a ... Read more

    R133,27

  • Emerging Technologies in Face and Body Contouring

    Edited by Spero J. Theodorou, Christopher T. Chia, Erez Dayan ...
    A concise guide to state-of-the-art nonsurgical body contouring from pioneers in the field!Emerging Technologies in Face and Body Contouring by internationally acclaimed experts Spero Theodorou, Christopher Chia, Erez Dayan and esteemed contributors, details emerging state-of-the-art technologies in minimally-invasive body contouring. This resource fills a void in the literature, providing plastic ... Read more

    R2 283,89

  • Transplanted & Exposed

    A memoir of ill health seen through the prism of a pandemic

    by Adrian Grist ...
    Transplanted and Exposed is a brutally candid, quirky and amusing memoir recounting a period of the author's life when a number of health issues spiralled out of control - a period that ended with a double-organ transplant.Opening from the moment he wakes from that operation, the book details a life led with many hidden, and not-so-hidden, disabilities. It contains flashbacks and anecdotes to ... Read more

    R285,76

  • Handbook of Pain Surgery

    by Kim J. Burchiel ...
    Functional neurosurgery has experienced unprecedented capabilities because of technological advances in neuroimaging, basic sciences, and increasingly sophisticated therapeutic interfaces. Intractable pain syndromes are among the most prevalent conditions, yet represent one of the most challenging areas of neurosurgery. Handbook of Pain Surgery, edited by esteemed functional neurosurgeon Kim J. ... Read more

    R1 074,66

  • Liver Transplant: My Story

    by Bernice Berger Miller ...
    A person without a functioning liver will die. Until a mere 30 years ago, there was no solution for millions suffering from many forms of liver disease, one of which is Hepatitis C, The Silent Killer. The Solution? Transplantation. LIVER TRANSPLANT: MY STORY describes my experience from the first moment of realization that my liver was diseased through to the pre-transplant, actual transplant, and ... Read more

    R57,95

  • Vascular Diagnosis with Ultrasound

    Clinical Reference with Case Studies Volume 1: Cerebral and Peripheral Vessels

    by Michael G. Hennerici, Doris Neuerburg-Heusler ...
    Features more than 500 line drawings and imagesThe critically acclaimed Vascular Diagnosis of Ultrasound returns in a new two-volume second edition, offering the most comprehensive information available on the broad spectrum of vascular ultrasound applications. Volume 1: Cerebral and Peripheral Vessels retains the accessible design and structure of the first edition to discuss the available ... Read more

    R2 420,97