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Better

A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

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eBook - ePub

Better

A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

About this book

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 astoundingly contentious history of hand-washing. Finally, he gives a brutally honest insight into life as a practising surgeon. Unflinching but compassionate, Gawande's investigation into medical professionals and their progression from good to great provides a detailed blueprint for success that can be used by everyone.

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Publisher
Profile Books
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781861976574
eBook ISBN
9781847651235
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Surgery & Surgical Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. PART I Diligence
  7. ON WASHING HANDS
  8. THE MOP-UP
  9. CASUALTIES OF WAR
  10. PART II Doing Right
  11. NAKED
  12. WHAT DOCTORS OWE
  13. PIECEWORK
  14. THE DOCTORS OF THE DEATH CHAMBER
  15. ON FIGHTING
  16. PART III Ingenuity
  17. THE SCORE
  18. THE BELL CURVE
  19. FOR PERFORMANCE
  20. AFTERWORD: SUGGESTIONS FOR BECOMING A POSITIVE DEVIANT
  21. NOTES ON SOURCES
  22. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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