Effect of the 80-Hour Work Week on Resident Case Coverage
Journal of the American College of SurgeonsPublished 25 March 2008
Susanna Shin, Rebecca C. Britt, L. D. Britt
Citations16
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SNIP1.35
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A retrospective study of operative and endoscopic cases scheduled for a single general surgery practice for a year before and after restricted duty hours found no difference in case coverage was statistically significant in each category or overall.
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Restricted duty hours have not affected resident case coverage.
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