{"product_id":"surgery-the-ultimate-placebo-a-surgeon-cuts-through-the-evidence-paperback-softback-9781742234571","title":"Surgery, the Ultimate Placebo; A Surgeon Cuts Through the Evidence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781742234571","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSurgery, the Ultimate Placebo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Surgeon Cuts Through the Evidence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Harris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781742234571\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 March 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.8 x 13.4 x 2.5 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA senior surgeon suggests that many commonly performed operations are not necessary and that any benefits they offer are a placebo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many complaints and conditions the benefits from surgery are lower, and the risks higher, than you or your surgeon think. In this book you will see how commonly performed operations can be found to be useless or even harmful when properly evaluated. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course no surgeon is recommending invasive surgery in bad faith, but Ian Harris argues that the evidence for the success for many common operations, including knee arthroscopies, back fusion or cardiac stenting, become current accepted practice without full examination of the evidence. The placebo effect may be real, but is it worth the recovery time, expense and discomfort?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653261160728,"sku":"9781742234571","price":13.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/surgery-the-ultimate-placebo-a-surgeon-cuts-through-the-evidence-paperback-softback-9781742234571","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}