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The Checklist Manifesto - How to Get Things Right (Paperback)
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The Checklist Manifesto - How to Get Things Right (Paperback)
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The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications
reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist. We live in
a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most
expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer
training, ever more advanced technologies--neither seems to prevent
grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and
writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of
techniques: the checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S.
Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of
mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being
adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses
respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Even in the
immensely complex world of surgery, a simple ninety-second variant
has cut the rate of fatalities by more than a third. In riveting
stories, Gawande takes us from Austria, where an emergency
checklist saved a drowning victim who had spent half an hour
underwater, to Michigan, where a cleanliness checklist in intensive
care units virtually eliminated a type of deadly hospital
infection. He explains how checklists actually work to prompt
striking and immediate improvements. And he follows the checklist
revolution into fields well beyond medicine, from disaster response
to investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of
all kinds. An intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and
saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference, The
Checklist Manifesto is essential reading for anyone working to get
things right.
General
Imprint: |
St Martin's Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2011 |
First published: |
2011 |
Authors: |
Atul Gawande
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Dimensions: |
209 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
215 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-312-43000-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Surgery >
General
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LSN: |
0-312-43000-0 |
Barcode: |
9780312430009 |
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