Association of resident fatigue and distress with perceived medical errors.

Colin P West; Angelina D Tan; Thomas M Habermann; Jeff A Sloan; Tait D Shanafelt

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Association of resident fatigue and distress with perceived medical errors.

September 30, 2009

West CP, Tan AD, Habermann TM, et al. JAMA. 2009;302(12):1294-300.

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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.

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