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Complications : A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande (2002, Hardcover, Revised edition)

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In dramatic and revealing stories of patients and doctors, he explores how deadly mistakes occur and why good surgeons go bad. Complications is a 2002 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction. Author: Gawande, Atul.

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A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine. Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This book is exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is -- complicated, perplexing, and profoundly human. Atul Gawande offers an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge, where science is ambiguous, information is limited, the stakes are high, yet decisions must be made. In dramatic and revealing stories of patients and doctors, he explores how deadly mistakes occur and why good surgeons go bad. He also shows us what happens when medicine comes up against the inexplicable: an architect with incapacitating back pain for which there is no physical cause; a young woman with nausea that won't go away; a television newscaster whose blushing is so severe that she cannot do her job. Gawande offers a richly detailed portrait of the people and the science, even as he tackles the paradoxes and imperfections inherent in caring for human lives. At once tough-minded and humane, Complications is a new kind of medical writing, nuanced and lucid, unafraid to confront the conflicts and uncertainties that lie at the heart of modern medicine, yet always alive to the possibilities of wisdom in this extraordinary endeavor. Complications is a 2002 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction.

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Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
0805063196
ISBN-13
9780805063196
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1596569

Product Key Features

Author
Atul Gawande
Publication Name
Complications : a Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.6in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Rd27.35.G39a3 2002
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
" Complications is a book about medicine that reads like a thriller." --Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point " Complications is a uniquely soulful book about the science of mending bodies." --Adam Gopnik, author of From Paris to the Moon, "Complicationsis a book about medicine that reads like a thriller." --Malcolm Gladwell, author ofThe Tipping Point "Complicationsis a uniquely soulful book about the science of mending bodies." --Adam Gopnik, author ofFrom Paris to the Moon
Copyright Date
2002
Topic
Surgery / General, Medical, Essays
Lccn
2001-055884
Dewey Decimal
617/.092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Medical

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4 out of 5 stars
by hMJUdCNZTcm@Del...13 May, 2008
A good holistic look at the mystique of medicine
I thought this book had many good qualities and bad. One of the aspects I liked most was the vivid portrayal of how his various experiences in medicine have shaped his [Gawande's] character. In this attempt, Gawande writes much about the various times he has been in the ER and the some of the problems that he has encountered. I found quite a number of shortfalls while Gawande tried to do so however. For one, from the title, I more or less expected a "surgeon's" view of how surgeries go wrong and the thought that go through surgeons' minds when a problem occurs. I guess you could say that I wished the book had more first person experiences. Instead, Gawande often writes about the lives of patients impacted by surgery and the troubles they experienced before and, possibly, afterwards. As a pre-medical student, I would really like to hear a surgeon's first-hand view of how problems typically occur during surgery and how they are resolved. Nonetheless, Gawande has strung together a wonderful collections of stories and anecdotes to portray how the lives of his patients have impacted his becoming a better surgeon and how surgery impacts not only the mind, but also the heart (metaphorically).Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by torento18 Jul, 2019
Amazing author!
This is Dr. Gawande’s first book and you would think since it was written during his residency it wouldn’t be credible but it is. Everything he has authored since gets better and better and provides amazing insights into the world of medicine.
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5 out of 5 stars
by hikayaker25 Jan, 2024
Night Call for a Surgery Resident
What is it like to be a general surgery resident on call overnight in a hospital? This book gives a look into Atul's world. The medical problems, the pressure, the comradery, and the learning process. An interesting read.
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5 out of 5 stars
by docksidet7719 Nov, 2022
Good read for folks looking at medicine as a potential career
Readable, honest accounting of all things "doc shop". Would read more by this writer!
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5 out of 5 stars
by 340turtles05 Aug, 2020
Describes the inevitable complications of some surgeries.
He is an excellent writer - this is a page turner.
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A good holistic look at the mystique of medicine

Amazing author!

Night Call for a Surgery Resident

Good read for folks looking at medicine as a potential career

Describes the inevitable complications of some surgeries.

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