John Gibbon and His Heart-Lung Machine |
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| Author:
| Romaine-Davis, Ada |
| Series title: | Anniversary Collection |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-3073-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1992 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $84.95 |
Book Description:
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John Heysham Gibbon, Jr., M.D., was the first researcher to develop a heart-lung machine that could fully support an adult's cardiac and respiratory functions during surgical procedures to repair defects in the heart and lungs. Romaine-Davis here provides a thorough study of Gibbon and his accomplishment.
John Heysham Gibbon, Jr., M.D., was the first researcher to develop a heart-lung machine that could fully support an adult's cardiac and respiratory functions during surgical procedures to repair defects in the heart and lungs. Romaine-Davis here provides a thorough study of Gibbon and his accomplishment.