Increased rate of complications on a neurological surgery service after implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour restriction: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 483-486

  Dumont, Travis M ^a   Rughani, Anand I ^a   Penar, Paul L ^a   Horgan, Michael A ^a   Tranmer, Bruce I ^a   Jewell, Ryan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Complications; Neurosurgery; Work hour restriction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGEON; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; WORKING TIME;

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84857802894     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.9.JNS116     Document Type: Article

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