Review of "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I read this book over few weeks. I enjoyed it a lot. Thought-provoking, a good read for all.
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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul Gawande
4 stars
(8 reviews)
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science is a nonfiction book collection of essays written by the American surgeon Atul Gawande. Gawande wrote this during his general surgery residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and was published in 2002 by Picador. The book is divided into three sections: Fallibility, Mystery, and Uncertainty, all going in depth into the problems physicians may face when practicing a variety of procedures in medicine. Each of these sections puts forth different challenges doctors must face that make them imperfect and errant, resulting in the inevitable occurrence of errors.
Review of "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Carolyn liked it. I personally thought it was well-written, and taught me a lot, and generated a lot more discussion than could fit into an hour and a half. I also got to hear a lot more than I wanted to about other people's operations, IN WHICH THEY WERE NOT UNCONSCIOUS.
