LEADER 04112nam 2200649 450 001 9910455944003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-02332-2 010 $a9786612023323 010 $a1-4426-8026-1 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442680265 035 $a(CKB)2420000000004383 035 $a(OCoLC)288095794 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10218743 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001145807 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12474668 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001145807 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11122765 035 $a(PQKB)11231337 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600380 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3254838 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671988 035 $a(DE-B1597)464902 035 $a(OCoLC)979743504 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442680265 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671988 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257675 035 $a(OCoLC)958515874 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000004383 100 $a20160922h20032003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSurgical limits $ethe life of Gordon Murray /$fShelley McKellar 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2003. 210 4$dİ2003 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8020-3739-9 311 $a0-8020-8481-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction: A Surgeon's Life -- $t1. Rural Beginnings: The Formation of a Surgeon -- $t2. Toronto Appointment: Heparin and Vascular Surgery -- $t3. Delivering Miracles: Heart Surgery and an Artificial Kidney Machine -- $t4. A Private Laboratory, a Second Artificial Kidney, and New Heart Operations -- $t5. A Cure for Cancer? Sera, Vaccines, and the Theory of Immunity -- $t6. Making Paraplegics Walk Again: The Spinal Cord Controversy -- $t7. Time for Rest: Career Reflections -- $tConclusion: Surgical Limits -- $tAppendix. Dr Gordon Murray's Medical Writings -- $tNotes -- $tA Note on Sources -- $tIndex 330 $aShelley McKellar's Surgical Limits chronicles the life of one of Canada's most prominent and controversial surgeons, Gordon Murray (1894-1976). McKellar examines candidly and critically the career successes and failures of Gordon Murray, discussing Murray's surgical ingenuity and skill, and how he saved numerous lives through his advances in heart and vascular surgery, his experimental cancer treatment, and his development of a kidney dialysis machine. She also chronicles the 1967 spinal cord controversy, in which he claimed to have reversed paralysis, and the resulting theatrics surrounding the apparent recovery from paralysis of Bertrand Proulx. Murray's determination to challenge the limits of surgery and medicine, McKellar argues, produced noteworthy clinical accomplishments yet also ultimately led to the fall of his career through hubris, poor judgement and his perception of persecution from his colleagues.McKellar skilfully blends a discussion of Murray's personal and professional life with a cogent analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of his research. At the same time, the biography extends beyond the individual surgeon to larger issues relating to the limits of surgery, the modern medical research endeavour, the surgical character and culture, and the rising power and authority of the surgeon. By presenting the controversial figure of Gordon Murray within the context of the development of Canadian medicine and surgical practices, McKellar's exceptional biography of an extraordinary surgeon makes a major contribution to the history of modern surgery. 606 $aSurgeons$zCanada$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSurgeons 676 $a617/.092 700 $aMcKellar$b Shelley$01028253 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455944003321 996 $aSurgical limits$92444196 997 $aUNINA