The Impact of Resident Work-Hour Restrictions on Outcomes of Cardiac Operations1

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-274

  Gopaldas, Raja R ^a,c   Huh, Joseph ^a,c   Bakaeen, Faisal G ^a,b   Wang, Xing Li ^a,c   Coselli, Joseph S ^a,c   LeMaire, Scott A ^a,c   Chu, Danny ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME; cardiac surgery; outcomes; residents; work hour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; WORKING TIME;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TEXAS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 70450242874     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.03.042     Document Type: Article

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