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“我经手过12000颗心脏。”作者在心外科暨胸外科从业数十年，手术成绩卓著。本书即汇集了作者经历的一些经典案例（多数发生在1970年代至2000年代之间），也剖白了作者的心路历程。 工薪家庭的穷小子，被幼年时的医学纪录片鼓舞，也被亲人的离世刺痛，终于将自己历练成一名杰出的心外科医生。他为面试的成功而激动地徜徉在伦敦河岸街头，为先天心脏病或气道重度灼伤的小儿开胸，为病人和家属的焦灼与渴望而奋战，为对抗次日手术的焦虑而深入沙特沙漠欣赏夜空，为尽力修补而果断切削垂危的心脏，为救命而与医务主任对抗、“擅自”为病人安装人工的“电池”心，在命悬一线的攻坚手术面前还能讲出冷笑话……一位艺业精湛、傲气十足又敬畏生命的外科医生形象跃然纸上。那些十几年甚至几十年前就存在的顶尖外科技术也令读者叹为观止。 在展现心胸外科手术的神乎其技之余，作者也借病症、病患和自己的业务游历，揭示了人世百态，介绍了世界各地的风物文化，展现了一名外科医生眼中所见的悲伤与爱，以及对医疗制度、伦理和医学教育的反思，令读者收获很多感触和启发，是一部兼具叙事魅力、医学知识和奇迹的佳作。
First publish date: 2017
Authors: Stephen Westaby
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