Duty-hour limits and patient care and resident outcomes: can high-quality studies offer insight into complex relationships?
Philibert I, Nasca TJ, Brigham T, et al. Duty-hour limits and patient care and resident outcomes: can high-quality studies offer insight into complex relationships? Annu Rev Med. 2013;64:467-83. doi:10.1146/annurev-med-120711-135717.
This review of high-quality studies found evidence for improved resident sleep hygiene and decreased burnout after restriction of duty hours, but no improvement in educational or patient safety outcomes.