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This is not a perfect study by any means but this was just done, it's known as the FIRST trial[1] and it looked at flexible vs standard surgical residency work
by haldujai 10y ago
This is not a perfect study by any means but this was just done, it's known as the FIRST trial[1] and it looked at flexible vs standard surgical residency work hour restrictions. The conclusions were that work hour restrictions did not improve mortality or patient outcomes. There is a related study that is currently ongoing that looks at the same thing but in medical specialties.
1. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1515724 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1515724
2. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1516572 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1516572
- mattkrause 10y agoIf I'm reading Table 1 of the FIRST study correctly, the comparison is between doctors working up to 28 continuous hours with those working more than that. The 28 hour mark seems so far beyond the "starting to get sloppy" threshold that I'm not surprised there weren't major differences. By contrast, pilots are typically allowed to work for 9-13 hours in a row, and a bit longer with extra support/breaks.