Walk on Water: The Miracle of Saving Children's Lives
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Michael Ruhlman is fascinated by people at work-especially those in pursuit of perfection. The Soul of a Chefand Wooden Boatshave established him as a deft chronicler of unique cultural microcosms. Now, in Walk on Water, he documents life in the most intense environment yet-a pediatric heart center specializing in neonatal open-heart surgery. The precision needed for such delicate surgery puts "soul-crushing, diamond-making stress" on physicians and nurses every time they operate. The colorful focus of Ruhlman's narrative is the Cleveland Clinic's world-renowned, idiosyncratic Dr. Roger Mee-a virtuoso within a very select surgical specialty and a mine of information on statistics, ethics, and medical politics. A riveting glimpse into the heart and mind of a man in whose hands literally rests a young baby's life on a daily basis, Walk on Waterexplores controversial topics-from questionable referral patterns by cardiologists to physicians who are punished for doing what's best for their patients to physicians who don't do what's best for their patients-and breaks the taboo on subjects not often written about. Walk on Wateris a must for all readers of serious nonfiction that will also have health professionals and the media paying rapt attention.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0670032018
ISBN13:9780670032013
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:Viking Books
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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