Complications of Daytime Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies Performed by Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before

ABSTRACT Lack of sleep can impair performance in diverse situations. To prevent medical errors, work-hour restrictions on surgeons in training were imposed and are now being considered for practicing surgeons. This retrospective multicenter cohort study was undertaken to determine the association of operating the night before performing an elective cholecystectomy with complication rates when performed by community-based surgeons in 102 …