The struggle to perform well is universal: each one of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives are on the line with every decision. 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. Gawandes gripping stories of diligence, ingenuity, and what it means to do right by people take us to battlefield surgical tents in Iraq, to labor and delivery rooms in Boston, 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. And as in all his writing, Gawande gives us an inside look at his own life as a practicing surgeon, offering a searingly honest firsthand account of work in a field where mistakes are both unavoidable and unthinkable. At once unflinching and compassionate, Better is an exhilarating journey narrated by arguably the best nonfiction doctor-writer around (Salon). Gawandes investigation into medical professionals and how they progress from merely good to great provides rare insight into the elements of success, illuminating every area of human endeavor.
(美)阿图·葛文德
白宫最年轻的健康政策顾问,影响奥巴马医改政策的关键人物,受到金融大鳄查理·芒格大力褒奖的医学工作者。
《时代周刊》2010年全球“100位最具影响力人物”榜单中唯 一的医生,2014年《展望》杂志年度“全球十大思想家”。
本书在序言中讲了这样一个小故事。有一位34岁的史密斯先生遭遇了一场严重的车祸,抢救团队投入最大的努力,为他做了脾脏摘除手术,整整忙了三个星期,终于挽救了史密斯先生的生命。临床医生们几乎将每件事都做到了最好,但他们却忽略了一个小小的细节:忘了给史密斯打疫苗。外...
评分 评分最近在多看上看 阿图·葛文德 的《最好的告别三部曲》(最好的告别、医生的精进、医生的修炼)合集,我并不是医学生更非医学相关专业的人,看这些书的原因是19年端午节后家人健康突逢变数,当时精神压力特别大,一方面是想尽可能多的学习点医疗健康方面的知识,另一方面是为了...
评分 评分还是being mortal写得最好,complications次之。
评分Suggestions for becoming a positive deviant: Ask an unscripted question; Don’t complain; Count something; Write something; Change.
评分Ingenuity. It is not a matter of superior intelligence but of character. It demands more than anything a willingness to recognize failure, to not paper over the cracks, and to change. It arises from deliberate, even obsessive, reflection on failure and a constant searching for new solutions.
评分还是being mortal写得最好,complications次之。
评分Suggestions for becoming a positive deviant: Ask an unscripted question; Don’t complain; Count something; Write something; Change.
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