“I was crushed by what I had put him through. Though I apologized to him and carried on with my daily routine, it took me a long time to feel right again in surgery. I can’t do an adrenalectomy without thinking his case. And I suspect that is good.”
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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
In The Checklist Manifesto, surgeon and public health researcher Atul Gawande argues that in an increasingly complex world, even experts can benefit from using checklists to manage tasks and avoid mistakes. Drawing on examples from surgery, aviation, and building construction, Gawande shows how checklists help ensure consistency, communication, and reliability in high-stakes environments. The book makes a case for embracing humility and systematic procedures to achieve better outcomes, without oversimplifying the challenges of professional work. more
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