Abstract Study Objectives: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has called for the elimination of
resident work shifts exceeding 16 hours without sleep. We sought to comprehensively …

Background Although the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
limits the work hours of residents, concerns about fatigue persist. A new Institute of Medicine …

The recent national focus on patient safety has led to a re‐examination of the risks and
benefits of nighttime surgery. In liver transplantation, the hypothetical risks of nighttime …

This article incorporates the following objectives: to review the current evidence regarding
the occurrence and management of difficult airways, to outline the role for alternative …

Abstract Background In both Europe and the US, resident physician work hour reduction has
been a source of controversy within academic medicine. In 2008, the Institute of Medicine …

Purpose To document fatigue in New Zealand junior doctors in hospital-based clinical
training positions and identify work patterns associated with work/life balance difficulties …

This study quantifies the sleep activity of a national sample of Certified Registered Nurse
Anesthetists (CRNAs). An anonymous survey was mailed to 10% of active CRNAs; 1,284 …

Background: Circadian rhythms are daily changes in our physiology and behavior that are
manifested as patterns of brain wave activity, periodic hormone production, recurring cell …

Abstract Background Due to the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) and a new
collective agreement for doctors working at University hospitals in 2006 new shift models …

The consequences of institutions failing to recognize and reward clinical excellence have
received less attention than the reasons why physicians abandon the academic milieu. In …