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Near Misses in Cardiac Surgery Paperback – November 26, 2008

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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
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Near Misses in Cardiac Surgery has been written on the premise that teamwork, vigilance, standardized techniques, anticipation of the next step (or misstep), and compassion for our patients are requisites to ensure successful surgical outcomes-that decisions are more important than incisions.This book presents synopses of 40 true cases in which the patients survived, in the expectation that the reader, cast as the surgeon, will determine the cause of the problem and solve it before the patient's demise. The next section identifies the problem and how it was actually resolved by the surgical team. Each case concludes with a detailed discussion and selected references.Written to challenge the reader that the patient's fate depends upon his or her ability to make appropriate decisions quickly and under pressure, this book will provide clinical insights, not only for cardiac surgeons, fellows and residents, but for anesthesiologists, cardiologists, internists, medical students, and nurses, as well.
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Myles Edwin Lee is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon who has practiced in Los Angeles, California, for thirty-eight years. He has authored numerous scientific abstracts, articles, and book chapters in his field. Dr. Lee is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a senior member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, and is currently a consultant in cardiac surgery for the Central Complaint Unit of the Medical Board of California.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse; 1st edition (November 26, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0595528554
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0595528554
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
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Herbert D. Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars Near Misses in Cardiac Surgery
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2012
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A tight, cogent book that provides those who work in the exciting, demanding field of cardiac surgery a full spectrum of clinical vignettes of the all its major pathological presentations. It really does cover most the things one will see in a cardiovacular surgical practice and, thus, will give the reader multiple "dry runs" of recognition so that when the real thing comes along, one can respond quickly. By absorbing the lessons of this monagraph, the CV surgery practioner, whether they be surgeon, nurse, cardiologist, or anesthesiologist, can save lives. A very worthwhile read. H.Dan Adams, MD FACS MBA
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Sejejo
5.0 out of 5 stars Happily satisfied..nice upkeep and book in phenomenal condition..!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017
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10-stars!! Beautiful.. just like described timely rare if at all that the had scratch. If so not noticed. I like the read on near misses.. a good tool to sharpen awareness and keep focused.
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Mathew McDade
5.0 out of 5 stars Germane.
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2015
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A must for anyone specializing in CV surgery! Great emphasis on 'common' uncommon complications and, more importantly, the importance of teamwork and communication in the intraop setting.
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Oleg Kovalenko
3.0 out of 5 stars The information in the book is great and nicely presented
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2017
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The information in the book is great and nicely presented. BUT the Kindle version i bought does not appear as any other Kindle version on my IPad. The text appears very small and not suitable for iPad at least. If you try to zoom the text it looses its sharpness.
Not sure what to do about this at this point. I guess I will try to return it and get a paper copy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars book
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2010
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This was a superior book - loved the scenarios and then the note of what really was happening.
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Andre Philidor
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2008
Every surgeon, perhaps every doctor should read this book. It will scare the daylights out of lay people, and surgeons will realize their worst fears are just a narrow margin away from reality. The bain of modern medical and surgical practice to-day are the HMO's and "Managed Care". When one ruling stated the pre-op evaluation by a medical practitioner sufficed and would not permit a pre-op visit to a member of the surgical team, cardiac bypass surgery proceeded, the chest was opened, and the second team responsible for harvesting a donor vein from the leg found it was not possible as the veins had been stripped in a prior operation for varicose veins.

After retiring from my practice of orthopaedic surgery, I had a recurring nightmare. Our hospital, non-profit for its' 75 year existence, was sold to a profit-making corporation. In my dream, I was in the operating room in the midst of a total hip replacement surgery. The head of the femur had been removed, the femoral shaft reamed and prepared to receive the implants. I asked the OR nurse for the total hip components and was annoyed when she handed me implants for a total knee replacement. "NO, NO!", I said. "This is a THR. Give me the hip implants!!!" The nurse replied, "Administration says we can't have any more hip components until we use up all the surplus knee implants."

It took two to three years before this nightmare became a joke that no longer awakened me in a cold sweat. Yes, a joke, but all too close to the reality medical practitioners face to-day.

Cardiac surgeon Myles Lee, M.D. does a superb job reporting "Near Misses" in the operating room when life and death hung in the balance. I shuddered with him through every case. Well worth the read.

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G. Gradinariu
3.0 out of 5 stars I rate it only 3/5 because the Kindle version has extremely poor resolution. It seems every page was scanned and ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2015
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The book is extremely enjoyable to read albeit a bit outdated management-wise in some of the cases. However, I rate it only 3/5 because the Kindle version has extremely poor resolution. It seems every page was scanned and image files were compiled together into the final kindle file. It even crashes the Kindle app if you scroll to the end of the book. I hope Amazon will fix that, because this is otherwise a very well written little book essential to every cardiac surgery trainee.
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Mohammad
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice clean version Good working with you
Reviewed in Canada on June 6, 2016
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Nice clean version
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G. Iacobone
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book
Reviewed in Italy on January 29, 2016
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Fantastic book that Every cardiac surgeon and resident should read. I have enjoied Every page
I can only reccomend to read
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ebavarskis
5.0 out of 5 stars Good service
Reviewed in Germany on June 10, 2012
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God service, thanks. It is very good book, too. Very good teaching tool for everybody in the cardiac surgery arena.
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Ke
4.0 out of 5 stars This is a good book but a little dated
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2020
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This is a great book to read for a medical student interested in cardiac surgery, its a light read, but it is in some ways outdated. I wouldn't recommend it for someone who is actually in residency as they would probably be better off reading a real textbook.
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