Impact of operator fatigue on endoscopy performance: Implications for procedure scheduling

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1656-1661

  Harewood, Gavin C ^a   Chrysostomou, Kristia ^b   Himy, Naila ^b   Leong, Wai Ling ^b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Performance; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; WORKLOAD; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67649973317     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0549-7     Document Type: Article

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