Effect of Reducing Interns' Weekly Work Hours on Sleep and Attentional Failures

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Authors

Steven W. Lockley · Brigham and Women's Hospital

John Cronin · Harvard University

Erin E. Evans · Harvard University

Brian E. Cade · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Clark J. Lee · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Christopher P. Landrigan · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Jeffrey M. Rothschild

Abstract

Eliminating interns' extended work shifts in an intensive care unit significantly increased sleep and decreased attentional failures during night work hours.

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Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Hospital Admissions and Outcomes Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 351, Issue 18, pp. 1829-1837

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa041404

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Effect of Reducing Interns' Weekly Work Hours on Sleep and Attentional Failures

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