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Sick to Death: A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis-A Disaster Waiting to Happen

by Hedley Thomas

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Dr. Jayant Patel, better known as “Doctor Death,” shocked a nation when the truth came to light that he may have killed as many as 87 people under his care. This true-life account told by the journalist who broke the story details the horrifying actions of this deviant doctor whose patients suffered serious infections, internal bleeding from nicked arteries, and the mutilation of healthy organs. Banned from surgical practice in the United States, the manipulative Patel managed to commit atrocities in an Australian hospital without consequences for two years. Finally, nurse Toni Hoffman exposed his horrifying behavior, which resulted in a Royal Commission investigation of Patel and the overall health system. This disturbing tale of grieving families and shattered lives challenges the faith that many have in medical systems.
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Hedley Thomas is an assistant editor at the Brisbane Courier Mail. He has received three Walkey awards and the Sir Keith Murdoch Award.

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9781741148817
Subtitle:
A Manipulative Surgeon and a Healthy System in Crisis-A Disaster Waiting to Happen
Author:
Thomas, Hedley
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin Academic
Subject:
General True Crime
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General
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Health Care Issues
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Health Care Delivery
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Physicians
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Malpractice
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Queensland
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Patel, Jayant Mukundray
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October 2007
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Paperback
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English
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427
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9.02x6.12x1.25 in. 1.28 lbs.
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