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The Knife's Edge

The Knife's Edge
作者:Stephen Westaby
出版社:Harper Collins
出版年:2019-04
ISBN:9780008285777
行业:其它
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内容简介

An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession’s most eminent figures.

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作者简介

Although Professor Stephen Westaby, who is the author of Fragile Lives, was born with the necessary coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently associated with psychopathy. His thirty-five-year career has been characterised by fearlessness and ruthless ambition; leaving empathy at the hospital door as thousands of patients put their lives in his hands.

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读书文摘

手术中的多数死亡全无独立个体的色彩可言。病人要么在手术台上盖着手术巾,要么被重症监护室(ICU)的阴冷器材模糊了面目。因此,最让我难以释怀的死亡都来自外伤。突如其来的意外伤害会将一个毫无思想准备的人投入他自己的但丁式地狱。

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