Complications Part 1

WOW!! I really like this book a lot! I have had a hard time putting it down. One thing that I really like is, that he tells personal accounts; it makes the book more interring. It would be hard being a doctor and having to worry about, is this person going to die on my table. That would be the worst part of becoming a doctor, in my opinion. Gawande was telling of an account he had had when trying to help a trauma patient. The woman's vitals were fine but she was having a slight problem breathing on her own. Trying to get the tube down her trough, wasn't working, and with each try her vitals would start to slip. This soon led Gawande and eventually another doctor to give her an emergency "trache". The women pulled threw, luckily, she was very close to death. Another thing I found interesting is that some things come naturally to some doctors and not to others. Central lines for example, was something Gawande had trouble with, but with practice and much dedication things eventually clicked and he was able to preform the task. In general I really enjoy this book, it puts doctors in a completely new light. I respect them even more then I did before.