(Descargar) [PDF] The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things
Right
By Atul Gawande
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
