内容简介
Ingrippingaccountsoftruecases,surgeonAtulGawandeexploresthepowerandthelimitsofmedicine,offeringanunflinchingviewfromthescalpel'sedge.Complicationslaysbareasciencenotinitsidealizedformbutasitactuallyis--uncertain,perplexing,andprofoundlyhuman.
作者简介
AtulGawande(bornonNovember5,1965inBrooklyn,NY)isanAmericanphysicianandjournalist.HeservesasageneralandendocrinesurgeonatBrighamandWomen'sHospitalinBoston,MassachusettsandassociatedirectoroftheirCenterforSurgeryandPublicHealth.HeisalsoanassociateprofessorattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthandanassociateprofessorofsurgeryatHarvardMedicalSchool.Heisknownasanexpertonreducingerror,improvingsafety,andincreasingefficiencyinsurgeryandhaswrittenextensivelyonmedicineandpublichealthforTheNewYorkerandSlate.HeistheauthorofthebooksComplications,Better,andTheChecklistManifesto.