surgery

Curious readers step into the operating room to find out the exact biological mechanisms that make anesthetics work.

Provides a history of nineteenth-century surgery and recounts Joseph Lister's discoveries about germs and infection.

"[Presents the] true story of a frontline trauma surgeon operating in the world's most dangerous war zones"--Amazon.com.

In the aftermath of major surgery, sixteen-year-old Eve struggles with pain, grief, and guilt while becoming increasingly dependent on pain medication, revisiting memories of her best friend, and exploring a potential romance.

No surgeon can boast the steady ?hands? of da Vinci. This surgical robot was built for careful cutting, and that is why it has helped with more than three million medical operations to date! This high-interest children?s read introduces robots dedicated to saving lives and caregiving.

Presents an account of the author's life as a surgeon, both in emergency rooms and in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

With nanotechnology, doctors can use tiny electronic devices and sensors to create innovative new treatments for their patients.

This volume dispels the myths surrounding chronic pain to give readers a better understanding of the daily struggles people who suffer from it face.

A kindergarten-level introduction to veterinarians, covering their job description, the places where they work, and how they help the community by keeping pets and other animals healthy.

Invisible microbes cause sickness by invading our bodies and multiplying. But doctors didn't always know that sickness was caused by germs. Most people thought diseases came from smelly, damp air. But over time, those ideas changed. A Dutch scientist saw bacteria through his microscope. Doctors realized that when they washed their hands, fewer people died. And a doctor in London recognized that disease could spread through contaminated water. Because of these discoveries, people eventually learned that hygiene was the key to stopping disease. Hospitals used clean surgical instruments, and cities developed trash removal and sewage systems. Learn more about the discovery and defeat of bacteria!.