The release date for the English version of 'Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science' by
Atul Gawande is Apr 2003. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This is a very well-written depiction of what it's like to operate on people's bodies and the scary choices that must be made when it truly comes down to life or death. There are stories of botched surgeries, dishonest physicians, the need for autopsies, and the sensation of stabbing someone.