Atul Gawande Boeken

"Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should. Through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and family, Gawande reveals the suffering this dynamic has produced. Nursing homes, devoted above all to safety, battle with residents over the food they are allowed to eat and the choices they are allowed to make. Doctors, uncomfortable discussing patients' anxieties about death, fall back on false hopes and treatments that are actually shortening lives instead of improving them."--Back cover.

From the international bestselling author of Better, Complications and The Checklist Manifesto and Reith Lecturer 2014, a revolutionary and emotionally searing account of death, dying and medicine.

A book about medicine that reads like a thriller, "Complications" is "a uniquely soulful book about the science of mending bodies" (Adam Gopnik, author of "From Paris to the Moon").

Examining everything from the influence of money on modern medicine to the contentious history of hand washing, this book provides a rare insight into what it takes to go from good to better

Giving an account of the life of a surgeon, this book looks at what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. It includes chronicles of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; and what it feels like to insert your knife into someone.

We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies-neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Even in the immensely complex world of surgery, a simple ninety-second variant has cut the rate of fatalities by more than a third. In riveting stories, Gawande takes us from Austria, where an emergency checklist saved a drowning victim who had spent half an hour underwater, to Michigan, where a cleanliness checklist in intensive care units virtually eliminated a type of deadly hospital infection. He explains how checklists actually work to prompt striking and immediate improvements. And he follows the checklist revolution into fields well beyond medicine, from disaster response to investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds. An intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference.

Focusing on the role of phosphors in UV light emitting lamps, this book explores their significance in skin treatments such as tanning and phototherapy. It highlights the importance of phosphors emitting light in the 200 nm to 400 nm range, which are essential for effective healing processes in patients who cannot be treated by other technologies. The suggested materials demonstrate greater sensitivity than current commercial options, making them promising candidates for phototherapy and other UV applications. The book serves as a valuable resource for researchers in this field.

"Mejor" de Atul Gawande explora la lucha universal por la excelencia, especialmente en medicina, donde las decisiones afectan vidas. A través de relatos cautivadores, el autor aborda dilemas éticos y la influencia del dinero, ofreciendo una mirada profunda sobre el éxito en la medicina y su relevancia en todos los ámbitos humanos.

Pasjonująca opowieść znanego amerykańskiego chirurga o przypadkach, z którymi zetknął się w swojej pracy. O tajemnicach ludzkiego organizmu, dramatycznych decyzjach lekarzy, porażkach i triumfie współczesnej medycyny.

Znany amerykański chirurg na podstawie własnej praktyki oraz doświadczeń innych lekarzy opisuje przejmujące historie nieuleczalnie chorych pacjentów. Pokazuje ograniczenia medycyny, a także wysiłki lekarzy, którzy starają się za wszelką cenę przedłużyć życie nieuleczalnie chorym. Tymczasem celem medycyny, a także całego systemu opieki, nie powinna być dobra śmierć, lecz dobre, godne życie, aż do samego końca. Książka Śmiertelni zajęła pierwsze miejsce na liście bestsellerów 'New York Timesa'