Journal article
Effect of sleep deprivation on labour epidural catheter placement
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Epidural catheter insertion for labour analgesia is an invasive procedure with potential serious complications, often performed by a sleep-deprived clinician. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of sleep deprivation on physicians of variable levels of experience performing this procedural skill in the clinical setting.
METHODS: After institutional review board approval, anaesthetists of three levels of experience were …
Authors
Hayter MA; Friedman Z; Katznelson R; Hanlon JG; Borges B; Naik VN
Journal
British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 104, No. 5, pp. 619–627
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2010
DOI
10.1093/bja/aeq063
ISSN
0007-0912