Introduction of night shift call system for surgical trainees: A prospective self-controlled trial

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 495-499

  Lee, Daniel Tai Yam ^a   Chan, Sharon Wing Wai ^a   Kwok, Samuel Po Yin ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Medical staff, hospital standards psychology; Neuropsychological tests; Prospective studies; Work schedule tolerance psychology; Workload standards

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NIGHT; NIGHT SHIFT CALL SYSTEM; OVERNIGHT CALL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONTROL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NIGHT CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0038797789     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01530.x     Document Type: Article

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