Just from looking at the massive amount research on the effects of sleep deprivation and burnout on humans, and assuming that medical professionals are humans,

Just from looking at the massive amount research on the effects of sleep deprivation and burnout on humans, and assuming that medical professionals are humans, we can infer that performance would decline. But ok, I’ll play along. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/e024778 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/e024778 https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/nursing-patient-care/patient-safety-12-hour-shifts-vs-8-hour-shifts https://www.healthecareers.com/nurse-resources/nursing-patie... https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/comments?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256300 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/comments?id=10.137... It’s a mixed bag, but strongly leaning against longer shifts, in my opinion.