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The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries.
Johnson J. AORN J. 2008;88:79-87. 

This article describes how fatigue in anesthesia providers may affect safety and offers scheduling, educational, and clinical practice recommendations to address the problem.
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