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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance (Paperback)
$11.51 - Save $4.38 27% off - RRP $15.89 Free shipping worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for BetterExplores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. This book discusses the ethical dilemmas of doctors' participation in lethal injections and examines the influence of money on modern medicine.
Full description- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Published: 27 March 2008
- Format: Paperback 288 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Surgery | Surgical Techniques
- ISBN 13: 9781861976574 ISBN 10: 1861976577
- Sales rank: 18,279
Full description for Better
The struggle to perform well is universal, but nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine. In his new book, Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. His vivid stories take us to battlefield surgical tents in Iraq, to a polio outbreak in India and to malpractice courtrooms around the country. He discusses the ethical dilemmas of doctors' participation in lethal injections, examines the influence of money on modern medicine and recounts the astoundingly contentious history of hand-washing. Finally, he gives a brutally honest insight into life as a practising surgeon. Unflinching but compassionate, Gawande's investigation into medical professionals and their progression from good to great provides a detailed blueprint for success that can be used by everyone.
