ACOG Committee Opinion #730: fatigue and patient safety.

Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

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ACOG Committee Opinion #730: fatigue and patient safety.

February 20, 2008

Improvement C on PS and Q. Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(2):e78-e81.

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This commentary discusses how sleep deprivation affects patient safety and provides recommendations to address health care worker fatigue. Strategies include training to help clinicians recognize fatigue-related cognitive and performance decline, adjusting schedules to minimize work demands, and designing standard practices to reduce the potential for fatigue-related error.

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