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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedBarger LK, Weaver MD, Sullivan JP
Impact of work schedules of senior resident physicians on patient and resident physician safety: nationwide, prospective cohort study.
The purpose of this study was to determine if long weekly work hours and shifts of extended duration are associated with adverse patient and physician safety outcomes. The criteria included work hours and shifts (≥24 hours) and for senior resident physicians (postgraduate year 2 and above; PGY2+). This study was conducted in the U.S. and spanned eight academic years. The analysis concluded that working 48 hours per week or longer, and extended shifts endanger even experienced (ie, PGY2+) resident physicians and their patients. It recommends lowering weekly work hour limits, as the European Union has done, and eliminating shifts of extended duration to protect the more than 150 000 physicians training in the US and their patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS012032.
Citation: Barger LK, Weaver MD, Sullivan JP .
Impact of work schedules of senior resident physicians on patient and resident physician safety: nationwide, prospective cohort study.
BMJ Med 2023; 2(1):e000320. doi: 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000320..
Keywords: Provider: Physician, Burnout, Patient Safety