Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

by Richard Hollingham

Book Overview

In Blood and Guts, veteran science writer Richard Hollingham weaves a compelling narrative from the key moments in surgical history. We have a ringside seat in the operating theater of University College Hospital in London as world-renowned Victorian surgeon Robert Liston performs a remarkable amputation in thirty seconds--from first cut to final stitch. Innovations such as Joseph Lister's antiseptic technique, the first open-heart surgery,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250057736
• ISBN13: 9781250057730
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"