Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
by Atul Gawande
In Complications, surgeon and author Atul Gawande explores the difficult realities of medical practice. Through a collection of notes on surgery and an imperfect science, the book offers a thoughtful look at uncertainty, challenge, and human fallibility in medicine.
About This Book
Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science presents Atul Gawande’s reflections on surgery and medical practice.
Drawing on the realities of an imperfect science, the book considers the challenges and uncertainties that accompany surgical work.
This paperback first edition was published by Picador in 2003 and contains 269 pages.
It offers a thoughtful perspective on medicine through the observations of a practicing surgeon.
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