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Book Review of Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
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Doctor's are no longer gods who walk on water, but human beings who go through the same emotions as others, despite their years of training. Here are the experiences of a surgeon, his difficulties, frustrations, successes and observations from day to day. It will open your eyes, if you haven't already been there, to what is routinely happening while you are lying there on the table under the operating lights. The style is not at all clinical, but intensely readable and revelationary. Very highly recommended.