Duty hour reform and the outcomes of patients treated by new surgeons: evaluating a new paradigm in surgical training
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
- Author(s):
- Kelz, Rachel R., author Niknam, Bijan A., author Sellers, Morgan M., author Sharpe James E., author Rosenbaum, Paul R., author Hill, Alexander S., author Zhou, Hong, author Hochman, Lauren L., author Bilimoria, Karl Y., author Itani, Kamal, author Romano, Patrick S., author Silber, Jeffrey H., author
- Contributor(s):
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Internship and Residency Workload Education, Medical Outcome Assessment, Health Care United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Despite concerns that duty hour reform might adversely affect the performance of new surgeons, this national study found no impact on patient outcomes, including 30-day mortality rates, failure-to-rescue, length of stay, and use of intensive care units. These findings should allay fears that reduced work hours during residency would produce surgeons less prepared for practice than their more experienced colleagues.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations and Portraits
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101775005 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101775005