The true story of a fiery young woman's heartwarming and hilarious journey that takes her from near-death in California to a trip around the world in search of her ultimate salvation. Along the way, she discovers a world of cultural mayhem, radical medical treatment, and, most importantly, a piece o
How to Do a Liver Transplant: Stories from My Surgical Life
β Scribed by Slater, Kellee
- Book ID
- 109261302
- Publisher
- NewSouth
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781742233420
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β¦ Synopsis
Welcome to the adrenaline-charged world of transplant surgery. Top Australian surgeon Dr Kellee Slater invites us inside the operating theatre with her dedicated team as she performs life-or-death surgery on a newborn baby, brings a dying liver back to life with a staple gun in each hand, and undertakes the confronting task of removing donor organs.οΏ½How to Do a Liver TransplantοΏ½is an enthralling β and often blackly funny β glimpse over the shoulder of a gifted surgeon.
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