Better : a surgeon's notes on performance / Atul Gawande.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Picador, 2008.Edition: 1st Picador edDescription: 273 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 0312427654 (pbk.) :
- 9780312427658
- 616 22
- RC66 .G39 2008
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Karen H. Huntsman Library Main Book Collection - Second Level | 616 G248b | 1 | Available | 38060007499452 |
Originally published: Metropolitan Books, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-269).
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.
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