Of life and limb : surgical repair of the arteries in war and peace, 1880-1960 /

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"In 1880, patients suffering from vascular disease faced amputation -- or death. By 1960, revolutionary techniques and technologies empowered new surgeons to remedy aneurysms, mend damaged vessels, and treat diseased arteries, saving the lives and limbs of patients around the world"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barr, Justin, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2019.
Series:Rochester studies in medical history.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Arteries > Surgery > History > 20th century.
Arteries > Surgery > History > 19th century.
Arteries > Surgery > United States > History > 20th century.
Surgery, Military > United States > History > 20th century.
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Artères > Chirurgie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Artères > Chirurgie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Artères > Chirurgie > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Chirurgie militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Arteries > Surgery
Surgery, Military
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Technical change, practical stasis : the development of arterial repair through 1914
  • An ideal rarely practiced : arterial repair and its alternatives from World War I to World War II
  • Opportunities realized and discarded : The management of vascular trauma in World War II
  • Reshaping surgical infrastructure between World War II and the Korean War
  • An ideal implemented : arterial repair in the Korean War
  • Bringing it all back home
  • Conclusion : arterial repair and the process of surgical change.

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