INTERNAL BLEEDING: The Truth Behind America's Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes

INTERNAL BLEEDING: The Truth Behind America's Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes by Robert M. Wachter. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781590710739.

This updated edition includes the latest findings on patient safety by two of the foremost authorities on medical mistakes. Two dynamic physician-professors investigate (and re-investigate) the rampant errors endemic to modern medical care and suggest ways to prevent hospitals and doctors from inadvertently killing their patients. Emerging from these compelling stories and provocative insights is a powerful case for change–by policymakers, hospitals, doctors, nurses, and even patients and their families. Wachter & Shojania underscore the depth and breadth of dangers in medical care; more important, they suggest basic safety procedures and hard-nosed remedies that could make erratic systems fail-safe and save countless lives.