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COMMENTARY

Resident duty hours in surgery for ensuring patient safety, providing optimum resident education and training, and promoting resident well-being: a response from the American College of Surgeons to the Report of the Institute of Medicine, "Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety."

Britt LD, Sachdeva AK, Healy GB, Whalen TV, Blair PG; Members of the ACS Task Force on Resident Duty Hours. Surgery. 2009;146:398-409.

REVIEW

Restricted duty hours for surgeons and impact on residents quality of life, education, and patient care: a literature review.

Pape H, Pfeifer R. Patient Saf Surg. 2009;3:3.

STUDY

Impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour regulations on neurosurgical resident education and productivity.

Jagannathan J, Vates GE, Pouratian N, et al. J Neurosurg. 2009;110:820-827.

STUDY

Remaking surgical socialization: work hour restrictions, rites of passage, and occupational identity.

Veazey Brooks J, Bosk CL. Soc Sci Med. 2012;75:1625-1632.

STUDY

Persistent noncompliance with the work-hour regulation.

Tabrizian P, Rajhbeharrysingh U, Khaitov S, Divino CM. Arch Surg. 2011;146:175-178.

COMMENTARY

How long does it take to train a surgeon?

Purcell Jackson G, Tarpley JL. BMJ. 2009;339:b4260.

COMMENTARY

Resident duty hour regulation and patient safety: establishing a balance between concerns about resident fatigue and adequate training in neurosurgery.

Grady MS, Batjer HH, Dacey RG. J Neurosurg. 2009;110:828-836.

COMMENTARY

Attending work hour restrictions: is it time?

Hyman NH. Arch Surg. 2009;144:7-8.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Beth Israel cited for residents' long hours—facing review for accreditation.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. September 7, 2008;Metro section:1A.

STUDY

Implementation of resident work hour restrictions is associated with a reduction in mortality and provider-related complications on the surgical service: a concurrent analysis of 14,610 patients.

Privette AR, Shackford SR, Osler T, Ratliff J, Sartorelli K, Hebert JC. Ann Surg. 2009;250:316-321.

STUDY

Effects of duty hour restrictions on core competencies, education, quality of life, and burnout among general surgery interns.

Antiel RM, Reed DA, Van Arendonk JK, et al. JAMA Surg. 2013 Jan 16; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Prolonged hospital stay and the resident duty hour rules of 2003.

Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Rosen AK, et al. Med Care. 2009;47:1191-1200.

STUDY

Decreased bile duct injury rate during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the era of the 80-hour resident workweek.

Yaghoubian A, Saltmarsh G, Rosing DK, et al. Arch Surg. 2008;143:847-851.

REVIEW

Error training: missing link in surgical education.

DaRosa DA, Pugh CM. Surgery. 2012;151:139-145.

STUDY

The 80-hour work guidelines and resident survey perceptions of quality.

Biller CK, Antonacci AC, Pelletier S, et al. J Surg Res. 2006;135:275-281.

STUDY

A surgical simulation curriculum for senior medical students based on TeamSTEPPS.

Meier AH, Boehler ML, McDowell CM, et al. Arch Surg. 2012;147:761-766.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Quality of Anesthesia Care.

Neuman MD, Martinez EA, eds. Anesthesiol Clin. 2011;29:1-178.

STUDY

The impact of the 80-hour resident workweek on surgical residents and attending surgeons.

Hutter MM, Kellogg KC, Ferguson CM, Abbott WM, Warshaw AL. Ann Surg. 2006;243:864-871; discussion 871-875.

STUDY

Did duty hour reform lead to better outcomes among the highest risk patients?

Volpp KG, Rosen AK, Rosenbaum PR, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;10:1149-1155.

STUDY

Handing over patient care: is it just the old broken telephone game?

Zendejas B, Ali SM, Huebner M, Farley DR. J Surg Educ. 2011;68:465-471.

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