Effects of duty hours and time of day on surgery resident proficiency

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 200, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 814-819

  Brandenberger, Jared ^a   Kahol, Kanav ^b,c   Feinstein, Ara J ^a   Ashby, Aaron ^b   Smith, Marshall ^b   Ferrara, John J ^c  

^a Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills; Fatigue; Night float; Proficiency; Psychomotor skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SHIFT WORKER; SIMULATION; SURGEON; WORKING TIME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78650195536     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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