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.

[美] 阿图•葛文德（Atul Gawande）

白宫最年轻的健康政策顾问、影响奥巴马医改政策的关键人物、受到金融大鳄查理•芒格大力褒奖的医学工作者、《时代周刊》2010年全球100位最具影响力人物榜单中唯一的医生

哈佛公共健康学院教授、哈佛医学院教授、世界卫生组织全球病患安全挑战项目负责人、《纽约客》SLATE杂志医学专栏作家

美国麦克阿瑟天才奖获得者、2003年美国最佳短篇奖得主、2002及2009年美国最佳科学短篇奖得主、2009年荣获哈斯丁斯中心大奖（Harstings Center Award），2004年被《新闻周刊》评为“20位最具影响力的南亚人物”，2010年入选《时代周刊》评选的“100位最具影响力人物”。