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Deadly Errors


by Allen Wyler, Allen R. Wyler

List Price: $24.95
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Sales Rank: 1499145
Studio: Forge Books
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: August 01, 2005
Publisher: Forge Books


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Brain surgeon Allen Wyler has written a thriller on the bleeding edge of new-millennium hospital technology.

When a brain surgeon discovers that a revolutionary computerized medical-records system is responsible for a series of patient deaths---and threatens many more---he must navigate a treacherous maze of conspiracy. And risk his life to expose it.

* A comatose man is given a fatal dose of insulin in the Emergency Room---even though he isn't diabetic.

* An ulcer patient dies of hemolytic shock after receiving a transfusion---of the wrong blood type.

* A recovering heart patient receives a double dose of the same medication---triggering a fatal cardiac arrest.

When the doctors and nurses at Seattle's prestigious Maynard Medical Center start making preventable drug and treatment errors that kill their patients, neurosurgeon Dr. Tyler Mathews suspects that something is murderously wrong with the hospital's highly touted new "Med-InDx" electronic medical record. But when he airs his concerns to the hospital's upper management, he's met with stonewalling, skepticism---and threats.

Millions of dollars, and the future of Med-InDx, are at stake. And powerful corporate forces aren't about to let their potential profits evaporate. Tyler soon finds that his career, his marriage, and his very life are in jeopardy---along with the lives of countless innocent patients.


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 14 reviews)

What Peter Benchley did for the open water...  
Allen Wyler has written the kind of story that changes the way people think. At least THIS person will never look at a hospital the same again. It's scary enough to go under the knife, to let let someone gas you to sleep, to trust the people in charge of your well being... now, we find out there are a thousand other glitches that can arm well meaning staff and docs with inaccurate information about you. Yikes. What Dr. Wyler brings to this solidly written thriller is hands-on knowledge of the world he's writing about. You can tell it's in his blood. Little turns of phrase and observations change simply reading about hospital environments into experiencing them. I learned a lot--good and bad, actually--about physicians, hospitals, medical procedures from this truly gripping book. Can't wait for the next one.
December 02, 2006

Thoughts from another physician.  
Dr Wyler has hit the nail on the head with his accurate and revealing descriptions of the interaction of physicians in the operating room. The story line is very convencing and suspenseful. Not unlike a Clancey novel. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this 'medical thriller'.
September 30, 2005

Disappointing  
I'm not one to post reviews but I was so disappointed with this book. The idea of medical records causing mistakes, deaths, etc. sounded interesting so I gave Deadly Errors a try. But it turned into a farce. The main character is so bland that I just couldn't believe that he'd be the one to take down the forces of evil. The last couple of scenes border on ridiculous as the cardboard Dr. turns into a superhero. Save your $$.
September 09, 2005

Outstanding Debut  
Dr. Allen Wyler's writing shows wit, style, command of language, authenticity of situations and locales, and striking relevance. Whistle-blowing over patient safety, patient rights, medical errors, greed and conflict of interest rocks Seattle's major healthcare and research institutions in real life to this day. Protagonist Dr. Tyler Mathews is edgy, believable, imperfect, appealing and ... bonus! he truly likes women. The insertion of terrorism, money-laundering and the role of the F.B.I. is deft, left unfinished and elusive. This Seattle reader awaits more from this talented author.
September 09, 2005

Vagas Dave is mistaken  
I also am a neurosurgeon, and I loved this book. Wyler is absolutely correct in his evaluation of the damaging effect of so-called "smart systems" on medical care.
The errors of the past Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at The University of Washington are well domumented, but have nothing to do with the central part of Wyler's story. It's a thriller, and a good one.
September 07, 2005


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