The 80-Hour Work Guidelines and Resident Survey Perceptions of Quality

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 275-281

  Biller, C Katarina ^a   Antonacci, Anthony C ^a,b   Pelletier, Stephen ^c   Homel, Peter ^a   Spann, Cyril ^d   Cunningham, Michael J ^e   Eavey, Roland D ^e  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

80 hour workweek; ACGME work guidelines; continuity of care; cross coverage; medical error; miscommunication; quality; surgical residents; work hour reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SAMPLING; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEW YORK; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33748923625     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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