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

Description: Complications by Atul Gawande In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpels edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is - uncertain, perplexing, and profoundly human. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into peoples 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. Notes This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what its like to cut into peoples bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. There are accounts of operations that go wrong, surgeons that go bad and what it feels like to insert your knife into someone. Author Biography Atul Gawande is a surgeon, writer and public health researcher. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston. He is also Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health. He writes regularly for the New Yorker, and is the author of Better (9781861976574), Complications (9781846681325), The Checklist Manifesto (9781846683145) and Being Mortal (9781846685828). Review I dont 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 BrysonEver wondered how realistic ER is? Then read Gawandes superb book. The truth, you will find, is far more compelling, though the endings are never as neat ... Gawande makes the scenes far more dramatic than television ever can. He is a first-class writer. * Scotland on Sunday *Written as tautly as a thriller. * The Observer *Gawande draws you in with the story but leaves you wiser about science, about health, and even about the human condition. -- Michael Kinsley Long Description In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpels edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is - uncertain, perplexing, and profoundly human. This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into peoples 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. Review Text I dont 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. Details ISBN1846681324 Author Atul Gawande Pages 288 Publisher Profile Books Ltd ISBN-10 1846681324 ISBN-13 9781846681325 Format Paperback Imprint Profile Books Ltd Subtitle A Surgeons Notes on an Imperfect Science Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 617.092 Media Book Edition 2nd Language English Short Title COMPLICATIONS Translated from English UK Release Date 2008-03-27 Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-03-27 AU Release Date 2008-03-27 Edition Description Main Alternative 9781782835950 Audience General NZ Release Date 2008-02-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:13322783;

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