{"product_id":"tender-is-the-scalpel-s-edge-9781785898440","title":"Tender is the Scalpel's Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Das, Gautam\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: MixBR\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: MixBR\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlimpses from the journal of an NHS consultant surgeon. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What is it like to be the senior surgeon when a young woman is brought to casualty with a life-threatening bleed? \u003cbr\u003e What does the fear of cancer do to a person? \u003cbr\u003e Is it ever best not to tell the patient everything? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eTender is the Scalpel's Edge\u003c\/em\u003e draws on Gautam Das's real-life experiences working in Britain's busy NHS hospitals, from the plunging depths of a patient dying on the operating table to the euphoria of a life saved by teamwork and skill. Described in exquisite detail and with extreme sensitivity, Gautam shares his journey from a medical student fighting his own inner demons to a senior NHS consultant surgeon. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shards of his earlier life in India add to the richness of the narrative in tales that observe life with all its contradictions, like the little village boy with bone cancer. While other anecdotes take in the lighter side of life, \u003cem\u003eTender is the Scalpel's Edge\u003c\/em\u003e is written to inform and engross the general reader, as well as those with a curiosity of life behind the surgeon's mask.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troubador Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45091961372823,"sku":"9781785898440","price":595.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781785898440.webp?v=1769205369","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tender-is-the-scalpel-s-edge-9781785898440","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}