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Chargement... Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, The Bad, and the Complicated... Life Behind the O.R. Doors (2012)par Paul A. Ruggieri
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Interesting to see all the regulations that hinder doctors, by making them afraid of getting sued. Also learned some good things to ask a surgeon about if I ever need to get cut. I'd let this doctor operate on me. ( ) Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated Life behind the O. R. Doors. Paul A. Ruggieri. 2012. The subtitle is a good summery of what this book is about. The author describes his life as a surgeon from medical school until the book was written. There is not a lot new in these revelations. Medical school was tough; have the new guidelines limiting the hours interns and residents can work hurt or helped surgeons and patients? Surgeons are control freaks and egotists who loathe incompetence, and they have to be, because of the nature of their jobs. Many tests and a lot of surgeries are done because of fear of malpractice suits. Threat of malpractice suits are always there. Paper work and government guidelines are a pain. An inside look into the world of a general surgeon, this book is one I am glad I read after my major surgery. Although we all know that surgeons are human like the rest of us, and experience both good and bad days, it is sobering to read the first-hand account of the consequences of the bad days. I appreciate the honesty and transparency of the author, qualities that are not always displayed in the medical profession. I wish the book had been better edited as parts of it were repetitive. A few of the conversations that conveyed information to the reader seemed contrived. All in all, though, a worthy read to find out what happens behind those closed OR doors. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession. In Confessions of a Surgeon, he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost. He shares the successes, failures, remarkable advances, and camaraderie that make it exciting. He uncovers the truth about the abusive, exhaustive training and the arduous devotion of his old-school education. He explores the twenty-four-hour challenges that come from patients and their loved ones; the ethics of saving the lives of repugnant criminals; the hot-button issues of healthcare, lawsuits, and reimbursements; and the true cost of running a private practice. And he explains the influence of the "white coat code of silence" and why patients may never know what really transpires during surgery. Ultimately, Dr. Ruggieri lays bare an occupation that to most is as mysterious and unfamiliar as it is misunderstood. His account is passionate, illuminating, and often shocking-an eye-opening, never-before-seen look at real life, and death, in the O.R. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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