Surgeon Distress as Calibrated by Hours Worked and Nights on Call

2010208 citationsJournal Article

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Charles M. Balch · American College of Surgeons

Tait D. Shanafelt · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Liselotte N. Dyrbye · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Jeffrey A. Sloan · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Thomas Russell · American College of Surgeons

Gerald J. Béchamps · Winchester Medical Center

Julie A. Freischlag

Abstract

Number of hours worked and nights on call per week appear to have a substantial impact on surgeons, both professionally and personally. These factors are strongly related to burnout, depression, career satisfaction, and work and home conflicts.

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Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Diversity and Career in Medicine Hospital Admissions and Outcomes

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Published in: Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volume 211, Issue 5, pp. 609-619

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.06.393

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