Resident duty hour regulation and patient safety: Establishing a balance between concerns about resident fatigue and adequate training in neurosurgery - Special topic

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 828-836

  Grady, M Sean ^a   Batjer, H Hunt ^b   Dacey, Ralph G ^c  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Duty hours; Resident training; Resident work week regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FATIGUE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING TIME; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FATIGUE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENTS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 66849115677     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.JNS081583     Document Type: Article

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