Association of resident fatigue and distress with perceived medical errors.
West CP, Tan AD, Habermann TM, et al. Association of resident fatigue and distress with perceived medical errors. JAMA. 2009;302(12):1294-300. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1389.
In this longitudinal survey of residents in a single internal medicine training program, residents who reported higher levels of burnout or psychological distress were more likely to report committing serious medical errors.