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Effect on Patient Safety of a Resident Physician Schedule Without 24-Hour Shifts
- Source :
- Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey; November 2020, Vol. 75 Issue: 11 p657-659, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- (Abstracted from N Engl J Med2020;382:2514–2523)Over the last 4 decades, a body of literature has studied the effect of extended shifts (working ≥24 hours) for resident physicians on their alertness and performance, and by extension, patient safety. Since then, the results of further studies have been inconsistent.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00297828 and 15339866
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs54741816
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0000721392.15052.bf