Preface
Open heart surgery in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and promise
Abstract
Perhaps the greatest advances in diagnosis of acquired heart defects were made by James Hope [1801-41]. His ethical principles were remarkable:
“In the first place, never keep a patient sick when you can do something for him.
In the second place, never take a higher fee than what you truly feel you are entitled to.
In the third place, always pray for your patients”.
“In the first place, never keep a patient sick when you can do something for him.
In the second place, never take a higher fee than what you truly feel you are entitled to.
In the third place, always pray for your patients”.
