In 1944 an unprecedented surgical procedure repaired the heart of a child with blue baby syndrome lack of blood oxygen caused by a congenital defect. This landmark operation opened the way for all types of open heart surgery.The team that developed it included a cardiologist and a surgeon, but most of the actual work was done by Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant who was frequently mistaken for a janitor.
- ISBN10 0358094259
- ISBN13 9780358094258
- Publish Date 19 November 2019 (first published 8 December 2015)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Clarion Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 144
- Language English