Journal article
Complications of Daytime Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies Performed by Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: The effect of surgeons' disrupted sleep on patient outcomes is not clearly defined.
OBJECTIVE: To assess if surgeons operating the night before have more complications of elective surgery performed the next day.
Authors
Vinden C; Nash DM; Rangrej J; Shariff SZ; Dixon SN; Jain AK; Garg AX
Journal
JAMA, Vol. 310, No. 17, pp. 1837–1841
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
November 6, 2013
DOI
10.1001/jama.2013.280372
ISSN
0098-7484