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Complications : a Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Gawande, Atul is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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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 endeavour."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 comes with cutting people open in the hope of making them whole again. " - Bill Bryson Atul Gawande offers an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge, where science is ambiguous, information is limited, and 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

Who reads Complications : a Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science?

Author

Gawande, Atul

Publisher

Profile Books Ltd

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781846681325

Category

science

Subjects

Medical, Memoir, Fiction

Rating

4.24 / 5 (26,885 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13