Journal article
Prospective Evaluation of Residents On Call: Before and After Duty-Hour Reduction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: On July 1, 2009, in Ontario the maximum period of continuous duty that residents were permitted to work was reduced from 28 to 24 hours. We evaluated the effect of regulation on residents in 3 eras: 2 before (2005 and early 2009) and 1 after (late 2009) the duty-hour reduction.
METHODS: On-call pediatric residents on pediatric medicine rotations prospectively recorded the numbers of patients (assigned and admitted) and the durations …
Authors
Bismilla Z; Breakey VR; Swales J; Kulik DM; Pai N; Singh N; Parshuram CS
Journal
, Vol. 127, No. 6, pp. 1080–1087
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Publication Date
June 1, 2011
DOI
10.1542/peds.2010-1955
ISSN
0031-4005