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Complications
Book • 2002
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science is a collection of essays that delve into the complexities and challenges of medical practice.
Gawande explores themes of fallibility, mystery, and uncertainty in medicine, highlighting the human side of healthcare and the need for transparency and learning from mistakes.
The book offers a nuanced view of the medical field, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and addressing its imperfections.
Gawande explores themes of fallibility, mystery, and uncertainty in medicine, highlighting the human side of healthcare and the need for transparency and learning from mistakes.
The book offers a nuanced view of the medical field, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging and addressing its imperfections.
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Atul Gawande as his first book, which was controversial for laying out mistakes made in surgery.
Atul Gawande as his first book, which was controversial for laying out mistakes made in surgery.
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Recommended by Jason Liebowitz as a huge influence during his pre-med years, highlighting Gawande's insightful writing on medicine.
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