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Surgeons and the Scope /

In Surgeons and the Scope, James R. Zetka Jr. describes the impact of the video laparoscope on the work lives of contemporary surgeons. The video laparoscope allows surgeons to peer into the inner abdomen with a miniaturized camera, thereby enabling them to perform complex operations without large i...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Zetka, James R., 1957-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press, 2003.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Skill disruption in the surgical craft
  • Teamwork in conventional and video surgery
  • Dominance, competition, and negotiation within occupational divisions of labor
  • General surgeons' response to the early scopes
  • Gastroenterologists embrace the scope
  • State mediation and intraoccupational developments
  • Turf wars over the gastrointestinal tract
  • Technological innovation in the surgical craft
  • Theoretical reflections.