Complications Atul Gawande

Name: Complications By Atul Gawande
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Summary

An account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. There are accounts of operations that go wrong, of doctors who go bad, why autopsies are necessary, and more.

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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. There are accounts of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; what it feels like to insert your knife into someone.

Complications Reviews

'I don't know if Atul Gawande was born to be a surgeon -- I very much suspect so -- but he was certainly born to write. This wise and exciting account of life as a surgical resident...perfectly captures the wonder and fearful responsibility that come with cutting people open in the hope of making them whole again.' Bill Bryson 'Complications is a book about medicine that reads like a thriller. Every subject Gawunde touches is probed and dissected and turned inside out with such deftness and feeling that the reader is left breathless.' Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point. 'Gawunde draws you in with the story but leaves you wiser about science, about health, and even about the human condition.' Michael Kinsley

About Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande is a staff writer on The New Yorker; was an adviser to President Clinton on American health policies; teaches surgery at Harvard Medical School; and uses his knife and scalpel in Boston hospitals. He has lectured in the UK and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. He is married with three children.

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Sku

GOR001207989

ISBN 13

9781861974136

ISBN 10

1861974132

Title

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

Author

Atul Gawande

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Year published

2002-10-17

Number of pages

288

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N/A

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Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us