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A review by duparker
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
3.0
The writing is frank, and honest. In some ways this is really refreshing and welcome. In other ways it was a bit scary. Knowing that I'll have a some procedure or surgery in the future and knowing that there are honest mistakes made everyday in the OR is a smack of reality. I appreciated that the author wrote the book, and that a friend of mine recommended it, but I also had to put it down a few times to clear my head of images described in the text.
The chapters are frank and personal, and the revelations about complications that surgeons face are interesting and in many ways eye opening. We place surgeons on a pedestal and the text implies that right or wrong they need to remain there. The discussions about guilt and experience are really well written and overall this was a really enjoyable book (as long as there isn't surgery in your immediate future).
The chapters are frank and personal, and the revelations about complications that surgeons face are interesting and in many ways eye opening. We place surgeons on a pedestal and the text implies that right or wrong they need to remain there. The discussions about guilt and experience are really well written and overall this was a really enjoyable book (as long as there isn't surgery in your immediate future).