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Complications

byAtul Gawande

Genres: Nonfiction
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.

Language

en

Published on

27/03/2008

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781846681325

Who is this book for? Readers interested in medicine, surgery, and personal accounts of medical professionals.

Topics SurvivalHuman NatureMorality
MoodReflective
ViolenceModerate

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