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Complications

A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

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The unabridged audiobook of Complications by Atul Gawande.

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.

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Brings decision-making and carrying uncertainty to life! Some of the stories are a little dated so can't use as text book, but the narrative is excellent

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This book is interesting and the author tells some detailed stories from his life as a surgeon, but some of those stories are incomplete, leaving you wondering why they were included in the narrative at all. There are some points where the narrative makes some non sequiturs and some rather judgemental comments about ethical standards in other countries. There are points where the author speaks in ways that betray a lack of compassion, which I found surprising.

Interesting, but in places incomplete

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