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The author describes some of the notable medical cases he has seen as a surgical resident. The book is about the inevitable (and apparently irresoluble) conflict between the imperfection in our knowledge and judgement, and the requirement that we as m... Read More
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Sharply contrasting the content of this book is dr.
The technique that he describes for subclavian vein cathethers is also not as safe as other methods which use a small guage finding needle. Gawande seems to be interested in only glorifying and enriching himself. The same things have been said better ... Read More
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Their general theme is that the practice of medicine unlike say the study of physics or mathematics is beset with uncertainties... Read More
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- This product had a total of 5,429 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 26 2023.
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Uncertainty fallibility bad luck are uncomfortable things to think about especially when you’re standing over a person’s open neck with a pulsating tumor between the internal and external carotid arteries staring back at you
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On the other hand if you don’t know in your bones that you’re the best person with the right skills to be there then you’ve got no business being there
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Then i was inspired now i’m sad and tired… after all i’ve tried for three years seems like thirty seems like ninety
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It is therefore well to acknowledge that statements made in this book are also subject to error and it is well to illustrate at least one specific instance
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The author has written page 249 of the kindle edition“his jack wennberg’s research has shown for example that the likelihood of a doctor sending you for a gallbladderremoval operation varies 270 percent depending on what city you live in for a hip replacement 450 percent for care in an intensive care unit during the last six months of your life 880 percent
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A patient in santa barbara california is five times more likely to be recommended back surgery for a back pain than one in bronx new york
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