O.R.: The True Story of 24 Hours in a Hospital Operating Room

by B.D. Colen

A fascinating, minute-by-minute account of twenty-four hours in the operating rooms of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York, follows the life-and-death struggles that occur and the real-life doctors, nurses, and patients that take part. Reprint.

Genres: Medical

272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1993

Reviews

[Mish · Rating 5 out of 5]

A seemingly accurate look into the life of not just the surgeons who operate in the rooms, this book covers 24 hours in one O.R., as well as examining the past life of the surgeons who operated, as well as the nurses and support staff who make the hospital run as smoothly as possible.

[Elizabeth Nesbit-comer · Rating 1 out of 5]

The concept sounds good, but the writing is horrible. I had to read so slow just to understand what was going on that I found myself just getting frustrated. It sounds like the author was just using his thesaurus to pop in big words randomly and it destroys the flow of the narrative boooo