Does the introduction of duty-hour restriction in the United States negatively affect the operative volume of surgical trainees?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 316-319

  Sadaba, Justo Rafael ^a   Urso, Stefano ^b  

^a Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

^b Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

Duty hours; Review; Training

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENT; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 80052555141     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2011.270363     Document Type: Review

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