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2007

The researchers found that simply having the doctors and nurses in the I.C.U. make their own checklists for what they thought should be done each day improved the consistency of care to the point that, within a few weeks, the average length of patient stay in intensive care dropped by half.

Atul Gawande

# 8th December 2007, 4:25 pm / atulgawande, checklists, intensivecare, medical