Notes from the life of a young surgeon
This book marks a new kind of medical writing. It is nuanced, lucid & unafraid to comfront the uncertainties that lie at the heart of modern medicine. There are dramatic & revealing stories of patients and doctors which explore how daily mistakes occur, why good surgeons go bad & what happens when medicine comes up against the inexplicable. There are gripping accounts of true cases. The style of writing makes the reader emerge entertained, enlightened, transformed & immensely satisfied.
Authors: Atul Gawande
Publishers: Penguin Books India (P) Ltd
Date of Publication: 2002
No. of pages: 251