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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
by Atul Gawande
from Picador
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Even "Better" than Complications 
Insightful, well-written, and goes beyond the limited scope of "Complications" to include medicine outside the walls of U.S. hospitals.
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How A Local Hospital Reduces The Spread of Bacteria
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Book Review: Better by Atul Gawande, MD
Dr. Atul Gawande, General Surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital--Boston, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, Staff Writer for The New Yorker, and Best-Selling author of Better writes about the importance of washing hands and how to actually cut the spread of potential lethal disease. He states that approximately two million Americans pick up an infection while in the... more info
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Atul Probes Deeply
Atul Gwande's "Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance" is a collection of essays that probe skillfully and poignantly into the depths of medical ethics and the performance of doctors. He is a fine researcher and an astute observer who carefully delineates many facets of each issue that he explores, be it washing hands, malpractice concerns, or the Apgar score.
As a non-fiction writer, I was acutely aware of how adept Gawande is at using narrative to illustrate and discuss complex moral and ethical... more info
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Fascinating. Must read. Classic.
A fascinating and quick read, in each section there are plenty of inspiring stores about doctors making a difference. Dr. Atul Gawande, a general surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital and staff writer for the New Yorker has keen observation and insight to make single stories demonstrate not only the failings of our healthcare system but also the solutions to them because of individuals asking questions on how to do better. Ultimately, one of the questions he asks is how can doctors and hospitals be... more info
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