Review: Fascinating Information
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2013
I found this to be a fascinating book.  I have worked primarily in Veterinary medicine, as a technician.  Since much of the machinery and other technology derives from human medicine, I was not lost when I read this book one bit.While reading through the chapters, it boggled my mind when  I realized just how much surgery is now performed through scopes.  It seems there are far less reasons to "open" someone up now that we have scopes that enable surgeons to do minimally invasive surgery and practically "remotely" repair, remove, restructure parts of the human body.Robotic surgery, thankfully, does not replace the surgeon, but rather assists them in surgery.  They can provide more dexterity and work for longer than the human hands could.  And, as can be expected their are many parts of the whole; mechanical devices, computer equipment and software.The author also shares in more detail how general surgery has advanced due to robotics, decisions the patient may need to make (there is a listing of pros and cons provided) as well as the future of robotic surgery.Again, I found this to be a fascinating read.  Whether you are considering some field of medicine, are doing research for a paper or perhaps you have a surgery in your future & would like deeper explanations, I recommend this book.