Everything is possible. How doctors save our lives. Havandde A.

In an effort to achieve the best results, we all encounter fatigue, limited resources and imperfection of abilities. And this desire to always try to do as best as possible manifests itself in medicine, where life depends on each solution.

The author explores how doctors often have to choose between decisions in favor of the best intentions or - in favor of the best indicators before The face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. Exciting stories about hard work, ingenuity and what people do correctly, transfer us to the field camp in Iraq, to ​​working and maternity rooms in Boston, to the outbreak of poliomyelitis in India, and even to the lawsuit.

atial Havande discusses the ethical dilemmas of the participation of doctors in deadly injections, the influence of money in modern medicine and reviews the controversial story of the habit of washing hands.

The story about the personal practice of the surgeon gives an honest view of the profession, where mistakes are unacceptable and inevitable.