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In a Patient's Guide to Surgery, Dr. Edward L. Bradley III explains all you need to know to prepare yourself for the surgical experience. This book describes how you can actively participate in the decision-making process and, as a result, improve your chances for successful surgery and recover...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bradley, Edward L.
Corporate Author: Consumer Reports Books
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
Surgery > Popular works.
Surgery.
General Surgery
Chirurgie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Chirurgie.
surgery (health care function)
MEDICAL > Surgery > General.
MEDICAL > Physician & Patient.
Surgery
Popular works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. An overview of surgery
  • 2. "You need an operation"
  • 3. Survival and success
  • 4. Expectations
  • 5. How surgeons are made
  • 6. Choosing a surgeon
  • 7. Second thoughts
  • 8. Surgical fees
  • 9. Choosing a hospital
  • 10. Pain control
  • 11. Your operation: before and after
  • 12. Operations and observations
  • 13. Quality control
  • Epilogue.

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