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Artificial Organs
Nadey S. . Ed(S): Hakim
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Description for Artificial Organs
Hardback. Written by a mixture of European and US physicians and surgeons, this book deals with organ failure and the way it can be managed artificially without requiring a transplant. Each chapter compares the artificial organ to currently available transplants. Editor(s): Hakim, Nadey S. Series: New Techniques in Surgery Series. Num Pages: 190 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 53 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
Artificial organs have come a long way since the first dialysis machine, the rotating artificial kidney, was invented in 1944 by Willem Johan Kolff, who is known as the ‘‘father of artificial organs’’. At that time he met stiff resistance from his hospital superiors but his persistence paid off and a million saved lives have been attributed to his first invention. He was indeed the first to mix medicine and engineering. An artificial organ is any machine, device, or other material that is used to replace the functions of a faulty or missing organ or other parts of the human ... Read more
Artificial organs have come a long way since the first dialysis machine, the rotating artificial kidney, was invented in 1944 by Willem Johan Kolff, who is known as the ‘‘father of artificial organs’’. At that time he met stiff resistance from his hospital superiors but his persistence paid off and a million saved lives have been attributed to his first invention. He was indeed the first to mix medicine and engineering. An artificial organ is any machine, device, or other material that is used to replace the functions of a faulty or missing organ or other parts of the human ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Series
New Techniques in Surgery Series
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848822818
SKU
V9781848822818
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