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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
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Rating:  - eye opener to the world of surgery
my husband is starting his general surgery residency this summer. i read this book a few years ago at his recommendation. it's opened my eyes to his world. i'm able to understand what he does so much better. the book is superbly written! my husband met Atul Gawande at one of his interviews and is in awe of him and his accomplishments. a must read for all of us who live this life of the surgeon.
Rating: - Great Discussion Book
I read "Complications" as part of a small discussion group at my med school. This book was wonderful!! It raised a lot of issues within medicine that aren't openly talked about. The book is a collection of short stories that have a central theme about how patients and physicians both want perfection, but that as human's we inevitably make mistakes. The hard part about mistakes in medicine is that they affect people's lives.
Dr. Gwande explores mistakes as students (the care students provide will be "lower quality" than a physician with years of practice, but how else can they learn?), residents, and physicians with years of experience (what do you do about a physician who is grossly negligent but still allowed to practice?)
The stories are well written, easy to understand, and a quick read. Well worth it!
Rating: - Thoughtful, provocative
This book is no longer new. Dr. Gawande is no longer an unsure resident. The themes, however, transcend his own experience and certainly may be considered memos from many a young doctor's story, regardless of medical specialty. I recently read this book, while currently finishing my training at Dr. Gawande's hospital, and it seems a shared experience, separated only by time and specific patient interactions. It is a fast read for anyone interested in the evolution of a physician-in-training and a psychologic elixir for those physicians-in-training who pick it up.
Rating: - Great book
This is an excellent book, especially if you are interested in medical ethics or in becoming a doctor. But for anyone, Gawande's stories are interesting and his writing style grabs your attention.
Rating: - awesome
there is nothing bad to say about this book. It was rivetting from the start and held me to the end. Definitely give this a read, because there is so much useful information.
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