Atul Gawande http://gawande.com Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:59:06 +0000 en hourly 1 A Policy-based Intervention for the Reduction of Communication Breakdowns in Inpatient Surgical Care http://gawande.com/research/a-policy-based-intervention-for-the-reduction-of-communication-breakdowns-in-inpatient-surgical-care http://gawande.com/research/a-policy-based-intervention-for-the-reduction-of-communication-breakdowns-in-inpatient-surgical-care#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:29:31 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1242 Arriaga AF, Elbardissi AW, Regenbogen SE, Greenberg CC, Berry WR, Lipsitz S, Moorman D, Kasser J, Warshaw AL, Zinner MJ, Gawande AA. A Policy-based Intervention for the Reduction of Communication Breakdowns in Inpatient Surgical Care. Annals of Surgery. 2011;253:849-854.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/a-policy-based-intervention-for-the-reduction-of-communication-breakdowns-in-inpatient-surgical-care/feed 0 The intensity and variation of surgical care at the end of life: a retrospective cohort study http://gawande.com/research/the-intensity-and-variation-of-surgical-care-at-the-end-of-life-a-retrospective-cohort-study http://gawande.com/research/the-intensity-and-variation-of-surgical-care-at-the-end-of-life-a-retrospective-cohort-study#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:23:02 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1233 Kwok AC, Semel ME, Lipsitz SR, Bader AM, Barnato AE, Gawande AA, Jha AK. The intensity and variation of surgical care at the end of life: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet. Published Online October 6, 2011.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/the-intensity-and-variation-of-surgical-care-at-the-end-of-life-a-retrospective-cohort-study/feed 0 Personal Best http://gawande.com/publications/personal-best http://gawande.com/publications/personal-best#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:23:52 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1223 Personal Best
The New Yorker
September 26, 2011

]]> http://gawande.com/publications/personal-best/feed 0 Crisis Checklists for the Operating Room: Development and Pilot Testing http://gawande.com/research/crisis-checklists-for-the-operating-room-development-and-pilot-testing http://gawande.com/research/crisis-checklists-for-the-operating-room-development-and-pilot-testing#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:17:00 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1215 Ziewacz JE, Arriaga AF, Bader AM, Berry WR, Edmondson L, Wong JM, Lipsitz SR, Hepner DL, Peyre S, Nelson S, Boorman DJ, Smink DS, Ashley SW, Gawande AA. Crisis Checklists for the Operating Room: Development and Pilot Testing. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Aug 2011; 213(2): 212-217.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/crisis-checklists-for-the-operating-room-development-and-pilot-testing/feed 0 In-hospital Death following Inpatient Surgical Procedures in the United States, 1996-2006 http://gawande.com/research/in-hospital-death-following-inpatient-surgical-procedures-in-the-united-states-1996-2006 http://gawande.com/research/in-hospital-death-following-inpatient-surgical-procedures-in-the-united-states-1996-2006#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:34:14 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1194 Weiser TG, Semel ME, Simon AE, Lipsitz SR, Haynes AB, Funk LM, Berry WR, Gawande AA. In-hospital Death following Inpatient Surgical Procedures in the United States, 1996-2006. World Journal Of Surgery. 6 July 2011.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/in-hospital-death-following-inpatient-surgical-procedures-in-the-united-states-1996-2006/feed 0 Surgical outcome measurement for a global patient population: validation of the Surgical Apgar Score in 8 countries http://gawande.com/research/surgical-outcome-measurement-for-a-global-patient-population-validation-of-the-surgical-apgar-score-in-8-countries http://gawande.com/research/surgical-outcome-measurement-for-a-global-patient-population-validation-of-the-surgical-apgar-score-in-8-countries#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:59:44 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1189 Haynes AB, Regenbogen SE, Weiser TG, Lipsitz SR, Dziekan G, Berry WR, Gawande AA. Surgical outcome measurement for a global patient population: validation of the Surgical Apgar Score in 8 countries. Surgery. Apr 2011; 149 (4): 519-524.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/surgical-outcome-measurement-for-a-global-patient-population-validation-of-the-surgical-apgar-score-in-8-countries/feed 0 Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity andmortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention http://gawande.com/research/changes-in-safety-attitude-and-relationship-to-decreased-postoperative-morbidity-andmortality-following-implementation-of-a-checklist-based-surgical-safety-intervention http://gawande.com/research/changes-in-safety-attitude-and-relationship-to-decreased-postoperative-morbidity-andmortality-following-implementation-of-a-checklist-based-surgical-safety-intervention#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:55:53 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1185 Haynes AB, Weiser TG, Berry WR, Lipsitz SR, Breizat AH, Dellinger EP, Dziekan G, Herbosa T, Kibatala PL, Lapitan MC, Merry AF, Reznick RK, Taylor B, Vats A, Gawande AA. Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention. BMJ Quality and Safety. Jan 2011; 20 (1): 102-107.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/changes-in-safety-attitude-and-relationship-to-decreased-postoperative-morbidity-andmortality-following-implementation-of-a-checklist-based-surgical-safety-intervention/feed 0 A Townie Speaks http://gawande.com/publications/a-townie-speaks http://gawande.com/publications/a-townie-speaks#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:18:27 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1182 A Townie Speaks
Ohio University Commencement Address
June 11, 2011

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2011 Harvard Medical School Commencement Address
May 26, 2011

]]> http://gawande.com/publications/cowboys-and-pit-crews/feed 0 Effective Surgical Safety Checklist Implementation http://gawande.com/research/effective-surgical-safety-checklist-implementation http://gawande.com/research/effective-surgical-safety-checklist-implementation#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 14:19:26 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1159 Conley DM, Singer SJ, Edmondson L, Berry WR, Gawande AA. Effective Surgical Safety Checklist Implementation. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2011; 212: 873-879.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/effective-surgical-safety-checklist-implementation/feed 0 The Predictive Value of the Fine-Needle Aspiration diagnosis “Suspicious for a Follicular Neoplasm, Hurthle Cell Type” in Patients with Hashimoto Thyroiditis http://gawande.com/research/the-predictive-value-of-the-fine-needle-aspiration-diagnosis-suspicious-for-a-follicular-neoplasm-hurthle-cell-type-in-patients-with-hashimoto-thyroiditis http://gawande.com/research/the-predictive-value-of-the-fine-needle-aspiration-diagnosis-suspicious-for-a-follicular-neoplasm-hurthle-cell-type-in-patients-with-hashimoto-thyroiditis#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:19:27 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1116 Roh MH, Jo VY, Stelow EB, Faquin WC, Zou KH, Alexander EK, Larsen PR, Marqusee E, Benson CB, Frates MC, Gawande A, Moore FD Jr, Cibas ES. The Predictive Value of the Fine-Needle Aspiration Diagnosis “Suspicious for a Follicular Neoplasm, Hurthle Cell Type” in Patients with Hashimoto Thyroiditis. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2011; 135: 139-145.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/the-predictive-value-of-the-fine-needle-aspiration-diagnosis-suspicious-for-a-follicular-neoplasm-hurthle-cell-type-in-patients-with-hashimoto-thyroiditis/feed 0 The Hot Spotters http://gawande.com/publications/the-hot-spotters http://gawande.com/publications/the-hot-spotters#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:13:39 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1114 The Hot Spotters
The New Yorker
January 17, 2011

Seeing Spots
The New Yorker News Desk
January 27, 2011

]]> http://gawande.com/publications/the-hot-spotters/feed 0 Accuracy of 4-dimensional computed tomograpy in poorly localized patients with primary hyperparathyroidism http://gawande.com/research/accuracy-of-4-dimensional-computed-tomograpy-in-poorly-localized-patients-with-primary-hyperparathyroidism http://gawande.com/research/accuracy-of-4-dimensional-computed-tomograpy-in-poorly-localized-patients-with-primary-hyperparathyroidism#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:04:28 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1098 Lubitz CC, Hunter GJ, Hamberg LM, Parangi S, Ruan D, Gawande A, Gaz RD, Randolph GW, Moore FD Jr, Hodin RA, Stephen AE. Accuracy of 4-dimensional computed tomography in poorly localized patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery. Dec 2010; 148(6): 1129-1138.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/accuracy-of-4-dimensional-computed-tomograpy-in-poorly-localized-patients-with-primary-hyperparathyroidism/feed 0 Measuring the Range of Services Clinicians Are Responsible for in Ambulatory Practice http://gawande.com/research/measuring-the-range-of-services-clinicians-are-responsible-for-in-ambulatory-practice http://gawande.com/research/measuring-the-range-of-services-clinicians-are-responsible-for-in-ambulatory-practice#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:00:54 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1090 Semel ME, Bader A, Marston A, Lipsitz SR, Marshall RE, Gawande AA. Measuring the Range of Services Clinicians Are Responsible for in Ambulatory Practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Article published online, 30 November 2010.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/measuring-the-range-of-services-clinicians-are-responsible-for-in-ambulatory-practice/feed 0 Adopting A Surgical Safety Checklist Could Save Money And Improve The Quality of Care in US Hospitals http://gawande.com/research/adopting-a-surgical-safety-checklist-could-save-money-and-improve-the-quality-of-care-in-us-hospitals http://gawande.com/research/adopting-a-surgical-safety-checklist-could-save-money-and-improve-the-quality-of-care-in-us-hospitals#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:59:28 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1055 Semel ME, Resch S, Haynes AB, Funk LM, Bader A, Berry WR, Weiser TG, Gawande AA. Adopting A Surgical Safety Checklist Could Save Money And Improve The Quality of Care in US Hospitals. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(9): 1593-1599.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/adopting-a-surgical-safety-checklist-could-save-money-and-improve-the-quality-of-care-in-us-hospitals/feed 0 National Costs Of The Medical Liability System http://gawande.com/research/national-costs-of-the-medical-liability-system http://gawande.com/research/national-costs-of-the-medical-liability-system#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:55:08 +0000 Ami http://gawande.com/?p=1053 Mello MM, Chandra A, Gawande AA, Studdert DM. National Costs of the Medical Liability System. Health Affairs. 2010; 29(9): 1569-1577.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/national-costs-of-the-medical-liability-system/feed 0 The incidence of hypoxemia during surgery: evidence from two institutions http://gawande.com/research/the-incidence-of-hypoxemia-during-surgery-evidence-from-two-institutions http://gawande.com/research/the-incidence-of-hypoxemia-during-surgery-evidence-from-two-institutions#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:31:40 +0000 Laura http://gawande.com/?p=1045 Ehrenfeld JM, Funk LM, VanSchalkwyk J, Merry AF, Sandberg WS, Gawande AA. The incidence of hypoxemia during surgery: evidence from two institutions Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. Published online August 2010.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/the-incidence-of-hypoxemia-during-surgery-evidence-from-two-institutions/feed 0 Perspectives in quality: designing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist http://gawande.com/research/perspectives-in-quality-designing-the-who-surgical-safety-checklist-2 http://gawande.com/research/perspectives-in-quality-designing-the-who-surgical-safety-checklist-2#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:12:27 +0000 Laura http://gawande.com/?p=1039 Weiser TG, Haynes AB, Lashoher A, Dziekan G, Boorman DJ, Berry WR, Gawande AA. Perspectives in quality: designing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Published online August 11, 2010.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/perspectives-in-quality-designing-the-who-surgical-safety-checklist-2/feed 0 Global operating theatre distribution and pulse oximetry supply: an estimation from reported data http://gawande.com/research/global-operating-theatre-distribution-and-pulse-oximetry-supply-an-estimation-from-reported-data http://gawande.com/research/global-operating-theatre-distribution-and-pulse-oximetry-supply-an-estimation-from-reported-data#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:15:51 +0000 Laura http://gawande.com/?p=1042 Funk LM, Weiser TG, Berry WR, Lipsitz SR, Merry AF, Enright AC, Wilson IH, Dziekan G, Gawande AA. Global operating theatre distribution and pulse oximetry supply: an estimation from reported data. The Lancet. Published online July 1, 2010.

]]> http://gawande.com/research/global-operating-theatre-distribution-and-pulse-oximetry-supply-an-estimation-from-reported-data/feed 0 The intraoperative Surgical Apgar Score predicts postdischarge complications after colon and rectal resection http://gawande.com/research/the-intraoperative-surgical-apgar-score-predicts-postdischarge-complications-after-colon-and-rectal-resection http://gawande.com/research/the-intraoperative-surgical-apgar-score-predicts-postdischarge-complications-after-colon-and-rectal-resection#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:29:49 +0000 Laura http://gawande.com/?p=1049 Regenbogen SE, Bordeianou L, Hutter MM, Gawande AA. The intraoperative Surgical Apgar Score predicts postdischarge complications after colon and rectal resection. Surgery. 2010;148(3):559-566.

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