Impact of fatigue and insufficient sleep on physician and patient outcomes: A systematic review

BMJ Open

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2018, Pages

  Gates, Michelle ^a   Wingert, Aireen ^a   Featherstone, Robin ^a   Samuels, Charles ^b   Simon, Christopher ^c   Dyson, Michele P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Sleep and Human Performance Calgary   (Canada)

^c CMAJ   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ERROR; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SLEEP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING; ADVERSE EVENT; COMPLICATION; HEALTH STATUS; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SURGERY;

FATIGUE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 85054053729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021967     Document Type: Article

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