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Confessions of a surgeon [electronic resource] : the good, the bad, and the complicated-- : life behind the O.R. doors / Paul A. Ruggieri.

by Ruggieri, Paul, 1959-

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New York : Berkley Books, c2012.

Ruggieri, Paul, 1959-

Surgeons -- Biography.

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9781101554043 (electronic bk.)

1101554045 (electronic bk.)

1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages)

Introduction -- The making of a surgeon -- Are surgeons human? -- First, try not to harm -- The white coat code of silence -- Get out of my operating room -- Surgeons hate surprises -- This won't hurt a bit -- Patients are the best teachers -- Thoughts on death and lawsuits -- Will your surgeon be there?

In this book, Dr. Ruggieri opens the operating room doors and unlocks the secrets of the inscrutable place where lives are saved and lost. Here, he exposes an occupation that is valiant, sometimes suspect, and largely misunderstood.

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