Trucks, planes, and scalpels: Is there an evidence-based approach to surgeons' working hours?

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 817-820

  Leff, Daniel ^b   Aziz, Omer ^b   Darzi, Ara ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCALPEL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34548739760     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.9.817     Document Type: Note

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