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Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
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Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Series: Contemporary Cardiology
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In 1962, Thomas Kuhne coined the term "paradigm shift" while
arguing that human knowledge advances by quantum leaps with
interspersed smaller steps. Preparation for the major advance is
generally not a concerted effort by thought leaders. Rather, a few
(or one) visionaries gain insights into a process and are able to
definitely demonstrate the accuracy of their worldview. Often, the
epiphany does not occur during the intellectual lifetime of the
discoverers. Medicine has had numerous such "paradigm shifts"
including the compelling reworking of Galen's concepts of the body.
Of note, the scientific world of the time explained the new views
by arguing that the human body must have changed between the time
of ancient Greece and modern Europe. The inauguration of cardiac
surgery itself required profound shifts in medicine's view of
physiology. Yet, over the ensuing 40 years, the field was fine
tuned so we could provide greater than 95% success rates in
elective surgery with low cost and short h- pital stays. In some
parts of the world, the procedures were viewed as commodities and
prices dropped as providers were unable to differentiate the
quality of their work. As patients and their physicians became more
demanding, the desire to make the procedures "minimally invasive"
grew. In effect, what we were really searching for was a life
saving procedure that also preserved quality of life. In short,
"minimally invasive" has really been a code phrase for procedures
that disrupt our quality of life the least.
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