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Atul A. Gawande
Researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications - 284
Citations - 38699
Atul A. Gawande is an academic researcher from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Checklist. The author has an hindex of 78, co-authored 281 publications receiving 33928 citations. Previous affiliations of Atul A. Gawande include University of Maryland, Baltimore & Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
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Excess Surgical Mortality: Strategies for Improving Quality of Care
Thomas G. Weiser,Atul A. Gawande +1 more
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Evaluation of a large-scale donation of Lifebox pulse oximeters to non-physician anaesthetists in Uganda
L. C. Finch,Rebecca Y. Kim,Stephen Ttendo,J. K. Kiwanuka,Isabeau A. Walker,I. H. Wilson,Thomas G. Weiser,William R. Berry,Atul A. Gawande +8 more
TL;DR: The Lifebox pulse oximeter, and associated management training programme, was delivered to 79 non‐physician anaesthetists attending the 2011 Uganda Society of Anaesthesia Annual Conference and resulted in a high rate of uptake of oximeters into clinical practice and a demonstrable retention of knowledge in a resource‐limited setting.
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The cost of health care--highlights from a discussion about economics and reform.
TL;DR: A roundtable discussion about the most promising ways of slowing the growth of health care costs, their potential effects on medical practice, and the likelihood that the current health .
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The BetterBirth Program: Pursuing Effective Adoption and Sustained Use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Through Coaching-Based Implementation in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Nabihah Kara,Rebecca Firestone,Tapan Kalita,Atul A. Gawande,Vishwajeet Kumar,Bhala Kodkany,Rajiv Saurastri,Vinay Pratap Singh,Pinki Maji,Ami Karlage,Lisa R. Hirschhorn,Katherine Semrau +11 more
TL;DR: The BetterBirth Program relied on carefully structured coaching that was multilevel, collaborative, and provider-centered to motivate birth attendants to use the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist and improve adherence to essential birth practices, and was scaled to 60 sites as part of a randomized controlled trial.