Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

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

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
froglet avatar reviewed on + 40 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1


Very interesting read. Everyone should read this book if there is any chance that they would ever be a patient - that means everyone. It helps you understand that doctors are human and have all the falibilities that everyone else has. Doctors can make mistakes just like everyone else, unfortunately, those mistakes can have serious consequences. The scariest part of the book is when he talks about how bad doctors are a policing other doctors who are making serious mistakes on a routine basis. This has always been the serious downside of medicine and no one has come up with a solution to this problem yet. The stories he tells are very interesting.