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Author:

Ruggieri, Paul, 1959-

Title:

Confessions of a surgeon : the good, the bad, and the complicated-- : life behind the O.R. doors / Paul A. Ruggieri.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Berkley Books,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

p. cm.

Subject:

Ruggieri, Paul,--1959-
Surgeons--Biography.

Contents:

Introduction -- The making of a surgeon -- Are surgeons human? -- First, try not to harm -- The white coat code of silence -- Get out of my operating room -- Surgeons hate surprises -- This won't hurt a bit -- Patients are the best teachers -- Thoughts on death and lawsuits -- Will your surgeon be there?

Summary:

In this book, Dr. Ruggieri opens the operating room doors and unlocks the secrets of the inscrutable place where lives are saved and lost. Here, he exposes an occupation that is valiant, sometimes suspect, and largely misunderstood.

ISBN:

0425245152
9780425245156

OCLC:

(OCoLC)727703479

LCCN:

2011038205

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

SHPC094 -- Denver Public Library (Denver)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

CHPB482 -- North English Public Library (North English)

KZPA953 -- Thompson Public Library (Thompson)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)