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Better : a surgeon's notes on performance

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 astounding.

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  • "Yi wei wai ke yi shi de jing jin"
  • "一位外科醫師的精進"
  • "Better"

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  • "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 astounding."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "The struggle to perform well is universal: each of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives are on the line with every decision. Author Gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. Gawande's stories take us to battlefield surgical tents in Iraq, to labor and delivery rooms in Boston, to a polio outbreak in India, and to malpractice courtrooms around the country. He discusses the ethical dilemma of lethal injections, examines the influence of money on modern medicine, and recounts the contentious history of hand washing. And he gives us an inside look at his own life as a practicing surgeon, offering a firsthand account of a field where mistakes are both unavoidable and unthinkable.--From publisher description."
  • "Writing about everything from surgical tents on the battlefields in Iraq to a polio outbreak in India and hospitals worldwide, Atul Gawande gives an honest insight into life as a practising surgeon and explains what distinguishes the average performance from the brilliant."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Miscellanea"
  • "Miscellanea"@en
  • "Anecdotes"
  • "Erlebnisbericht"
  • "Case studies"
  • "Case studies"@en

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  • "Kai dao fang li de chen si = Better : yi wei wai ke yi shi de jing jin"
  • "Better : a surgeon's notes on performance"
  • "Better : a surgeon's notes on performance"@en
  • "開刀房裡的沉思 : 一位外科醫師的精進"
  • "Better a surgeon's notes on performance"
  • "Better a surgeon's notes on performance"@en
  • "Kai dao fang li de chen si : yi wei wai ke yi shi de jing jin"

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