Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00009KEJ7 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 307 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Surgeons are people, too." according to John M. Vizcarra. I was referred to this book by a friend of mine who knew I liked the books of Malcolm Gladwell. I first read it near about when it came out, around 2002, and just got around to re-reading it. I had only remembered two of the stories from the book, so it was very similar to readin. Anne Burnik said Medical Honesty. The author writes from the viewpoint of a resident and young surgeon covering such topics as When Doctors Make Mistakes, When Good Doctors Go Bad, Pain, Nausea, Obesity and the Ethics involved in end-of-life decisions. His excellent writing makes the hospital setting and the O.R.. best book on surgeons out there I worked for several years in the healthcare space, and specifically around surgery.The marketplace is lacking in good literature on this subspace of healthcare, yet there are so many interesting and controversial aspects of it.Atul Gawande is a fantastic writer and thinker. I ha
His prose is thoughtful and deeply engaging, shifting from sometimes painful stories of suffering patients (including his own child) to intriguing suggestions for improving medicine with the same care he expresses in the surgical theater. Medical professionals make mistakes, learn on the job, and improvise much of their technique and self-confidence. Atul Gawande's Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science is essential reading for anyone involved in medicine--on either end of the stethoscope. --Rob Lightner. Complications is a book with heart and an excellent bedside manner, celebrating rather than berating doctors for being merely human. Gawande's tales are humane and passionate reminders that doctors are people, too. Some of his ideas will make health care providers nervous or even angry, but his disarming style, confessional tone, and thoughtful arguments should win over most readers. Gently dismantling the
Autobiography of Atul Gawande, a surgeon in United States of America; this personal narrative exposes surgery of its follies to the extent it is human as it is idealised science.