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Better a surgeon's notes on performance

Explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, malpractice, and surgical errors.

Main Author: Gawande, Atul.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Picador, 2008.
Edition: 1st Picador ed.
Subjects:
Gawande, Atul.
Internal medicine > Case studies.
Medicine > Miscellanea.
Medicine > Case studies.
Summary: Explores the efforts of physicians to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, discussing such topics as the ethical considerations of lethal injections, malpractice, and surgical errors.
Item Description: Originally published: Metropolitan Books, 2007.
Physical Description: 273 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-269).
ISBN: 0312427654 (pbk.) :
9780312427658 (pbk)
Author Notes: Atul Gawande is a surgical resident in Boston and staff writer on medicine and science for The New Yorker. A former Rhodes scholar, he received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He lives with his wife and three children in Newton, Massachusetts.

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