Cardiovascular surgery

The history of surgical approaches to many diseases spans several centuries. However, the last century, and particularly its second half, witnessed an establishment of specialized surgical fields, such as urology surgery, neurosurgery and thoracic surgery, as a result of the rapidly growing knowledg...

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Main Authors: Semrád, Michal (Author), Krajíček, Milan, 1933-2016 (Author), Šebesta, Pavel, 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Prague Charles University in Prague Karolinum Press 2014
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Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Summary:The history of surgical approaches to many diseases spans several centuries. However, the last century, and particularly its second half, witnessed an establishment of specialized surgical fields, such as urology surgery, neurosurgery and thoracic surgery, as a result of the rapidly growing knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, blood transfusion, infection control as well as thanks to excellent new diagnostic methods and technological discoveries. After the Second World War, successful cardiac surgeries were carried out and later, in the 1960s, these were followed by vascular surgeries
Physical Description:1 online resource (266 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9788024625997
8024625997