All Categories
34%
off RRP

Fragile Lives A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table

Rated 4.2 out of 5 based on 25 customer reviews
25 customer reviews

$29.00   $19.00

  Shipping: Shipped from distribution center in Columbus, United States of America.
Groupspree focuses on the power of group buying. The manufacturer or wholesaler proposes a heavily discounted price for a large quantity bulk purchase. Groupspree facilitates the bulk purchase on behalf of all the group-buy participants. The deal commences once there are sufficient participants in the group-buy.
  4,150 participant Groupspree
  2,876 members participating currently
  1,274 additional participants needed
This deal will commence once Groupspree reaches 100%.
69% to Groupspree 69% Complete
By participating, you will partake in the Groupspree Group-buy and could save $10.00 off RRP per item.

Fragile Lives : A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table
ISBN: 9780008209360
Publication Date: 20 February 2017

An incredible memoir from one of the world's most eminent heart surgeons and some of the most remarkable and poignant cases he's worked on.

Grim Reaper sits on the heart surgeon's shoulder. A slip of the hand and life ebbs away. The balance between life and death is so delicate, and the heart surgeon walks that rope between the two. In the operating room there is no time for doubt. It is flesh, blood, rib-retractors and pumping the vital organ with your bare hand to squeeze the life back into it. An off-day can have dire consequences this job has a steep learning curve, and the cost is measured in human life. Cardiac surgery is not for the faint of heart. Professor Stephen Westaby took chances and pushed the boundaries of heart surgery.

He saved hundreds of lives over the course of a thirty-five year career and now, in his astounding memoir, Westaby details some of his most remarkable and poignant cases such as the baby who had suffered multiple heart attacks by six months old, a woman who lived the nightmare of locked-in syndrome, and a man whose life was powered by a battery for eight years. A powerful, important and incredibly moving book, Fragile Lives offers an exceptional insight into the exhilarating and sometimes tragic world of heart surgery, and how it feels to hold someone's life in your hands.

About the Author

Steve Westaby is a celebrated world-famous heart surgeon who is renowned for being the first surgeon in history to fit a patient with a new type of artificial heart. During his 35 year career as a surgeon he worked at several of the UK's top hospitals and performed over 11,000 heart operations. He won The Midlander of the Year Award (2002) and a Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific A...

  • 5 Star (14)
  • 4 Star (6)
  • 3 Star (1)
  • 2 Star (3)
  • 1 Star (1)

Average Star Rating: 4.2 out of 5
(25 customer reviews)

25 reviews for Fragile Lives A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table

  1. Rated 3 out of 5

      Meat Duck from Leon de los Aldama, Mexico

    I could ramble on and on but the quality is just not that good, look for an alternative.

  2. Rated 2 out of 5

      Pinball Wizard from Bielefeld, Germany

    Not good.

  3. Rated 2 out of 5

      GouGou from Perth, Australia

    Not happy

  4. Rated 2 out of 5

      if only weknew from Busan, Korea, South

    Extremely dissatisfied!!!! Quality no good.

  5. Rated 1 out of 5

      estupidaysensualnutella from Springfield, United States

    I CANT WAIT TO TOSS THIS INTO THE TRASH...or maybe give it to someone I dont like