Implementation of resident work hour restrictions is associated with a reduction in mortality and provider-related complications on the surgical service: A concurrent analysis of 14,610 patients

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 250, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 316-321

  Privette, Alicia R ^a   Shackford, Steven R ^a   Osler, Turner ^a   Ratliff, John ^b   Sartorelli, Kennith ^a   Hebert, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Morbidity mortality; Patient outcomes; Quality; Resident education; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SALARY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVOR; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORK SCHEDULE; ECONOMICS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 68949085538     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181ae332a     Document Type: Article

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