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Medical Errors
Physicians' extended work shifts associated with increased risk of medical errors
January 14th, 2007
First-year doctors-in-training reported that working five extra-long shifts - of 24 hours or more at a time without rest - per month led to a 300% increase in their chances of making a fatigue-related preventable adverse event that contributed to the death of a patient, according to a new study. Preventable adverse events are defined as medical errors that cause harm to a patient. The study, which was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, is published in the online journal PLoS Medicine. The study...
Source: Patient Care Law Weekly (2007-01-14)
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