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Complications

A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

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Complications

By: Atul Gawande
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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The unabridged audiobook of Complications by Atul Gawande.

This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into people's 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.

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This book is 20 years old, but even with the massive advances we have had in therapy and understanding of the human body, many of the major issues remain. There is still that pride of the individual diagnostician, the fear of being gesumpted and loss of self esteem. interestingly, in the last case of the red leg, the "pathologist!!" did not seem to involve a microbiologist, special staining, or strep toxin testing in the diagnosis - surely that service would have been available, quicker and more reliable. (I am a microbiologist, but we seem to run a bad second to the anatomical pathologist!!

An enthralling journey through diagnostic medicine

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Great book. Well narrated. Really brings you to realise how “human” we all are. recommend for future residents ; especially surgical!

Excellent book

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