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by Atul Gawande (Author) "Several years ago, in my final year of medical school, I took care of a patient who has stuck in my mind ..." (more)
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"'I found I had been gripping the book so hard that my fingers hurt... it calls to mind one of the great classics of medical literature, Mikhail Bulgakov's A Country Doctor's Notebook. Few modern authors can stand that comparison, but Gawande can.' Sunday Times 'His book is riveting: packed with insights, its luminous prose lifting effortlessly off the page... It is essential reading for doctors and should be handed out with the antibiotics to all users of the NHS. It has already been described as a modern masterpiece - and so it is.' Independent 'It seems unfair that a surgeon should be able to write so beautifully... Better is perfect bedside reading - although it might keep you awake - for doctors as well as patients...All will learn something of value from this infinitely wise and humane surgeon' Daily Mail"


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The bestselling author of Complications reveals what you need to be a great surgeon – and shows how everyone can improve at what they do

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for the medical and non-medical alike, 20 April 2008
In his second book Gawande turns to issues more of public health. That's not to say it's devoid of his surgical experience, but now in addition we get the interesting public health aspects to medicine from the relentless "washing hands" to eradicating polio in India. The essays again have their perfect blend of anecdote and academia and anybody regardless of their medical experience will gain immensely from reading this. His essay on the bell curve is truly inspiring thinking, and whilst the original concept was not his there are few better able to articulate it. Whilst his last book, though scholarly was more action packed, this edition takes a more academic approach and though it may be as tense we get much welcomed insights from the public health side.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A cut above, 7 Aug 2009
By Patrick Mullane (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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Firstly the reason why I purchased this book is not because of any great interest in medicine. Instead it was because of the title `Better'. In my own field, there are always processes to improve upon so it would be instructive on how do Doctors manage the complexity of their tasks.
In a dozen essays, Dr. Gawande deals with macro issues, such as polio outbreaks to minor ones, such as the correct washing of hands. A common thread in each is how even such minor changes, such as using a scale ( The Apgar score) to describe the state of a newborn, can radically improve the survival rates of patients. Recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Compellling and brilliant., 18 April 2009
By Dean Swift (Hertfordshire) - See all my reviews
A combination of gripping storytelling and insight. Gawande could write a great thriller or whodunit, but his purpose is the public good. The subtitle - a surgeon's notes on performance - is a modest nod at his grander objective, to understand the methods and attitudes by which we discover improvement in medical practice. On reading this smart, thoughtful book, you begin to feel that we should throw out the jumble of health-care initiatives and put everything into Gawande-type practice-based curiosity for a better medical mousetrap. The narrative examples are fascinating and often moving, the lessons that arise so fluently from them are clear and powerful. Brilliant.
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Gawande exhorts us to write, and this is my first response. As a Cardiologist in training this book is inspirational. Read more
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