The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident duty hour new standards: history, changes, and impact on staffing of intensive care units.

Stephen M. Pastores; Michael F. O'Connor; Ruth Kleinpell; Lena Napolitano; Nicholas Ward; Heatherlee Bailey; Fred P. Mollenkopf; Craig M. Coopersmith

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The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident duty hour new standards: history, changes, and impact on staffing of intensive care units.

October 31, 2011

Pastores SM, O'Connor MF, Kleinpell R, et al. Crit Care Med. 2011;39(11):2540-2549.

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Discussing the 2011 resident duty-hour standards, this commentary describes how hospitals can safely and effectively comply with them.

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