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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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Several years ago, in my final year of medical school, I took care of a patient who has stuck in my mind. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Several years ago, in my final year of medical school, I took care of a patient who has stuck in my mind. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read for the medical and non-medical alike,
By Ibrahim Ali (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance (Paperback)
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.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance (Paperback)
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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Better than you might imagine,
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This review is from: Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance (Paperback)
My wife is a nurse and I bought this book as a present for her after reading the first few pages on the Amazon website. However as my wife had yet to finish the book she was reading, I began reading it myself and found it extremely enjoyable.
As previous reviewers have said, Atul Gawande's style of prose is very absorbing and he writes in an uncomplicated yet informative way which makes the sometimes exclusive area of medicine easily accessible and pleasurable to read about. By using examples from his own area of expertise he provides us with a wider message which we can all consider and reflect upon - "there is always room for improvement". The way I tend to rate books is by asking myself the question, "Do I want to read more by this author?" So I'm now going to buy Gawande's most recent book 'The Checklist Manifesto'.
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