Impact of Extended Duty Hours on Perceptions of Care and Objective Patient Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In 2017, interns were permitted to work continuously for up to 28 hours at a time, a reversal from the previously mandated 16-hour limit. Our objective was to evaluate perceptions of care and patient outcomes on an extended (28-hour) compared with a limited (16-hour) duty-hour system on identical interdisciplinary teams.

Methods

Sixty-two interns, 27 residents, 28 attendings, and 449 patients participated. Patients completed surveys assessing their satisfaction. Anonymous weekly surveys were obtained from interns, residents, and attendings evaluating perceptions of intern tiredness, overall satisfaction, and performance. Nursing surveys evaluated intern and medical team performance. Objective outcome measures, including intensive care unit transfers, length of stay

SUBMITTER: Salgado SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422754 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature