Physician burnout is widespread and may adversely affect patient safety. This cross-sectional survey study of surgery residents and attendings across 6 general surgery training programs found that 75% of residents met criteria for burnout and more than one-third met criteria for depression. The majority of attendings underestimated the prevalence of both burnout and depression among surgical trainees participating in the study.

Introduction of an electronic health record was associated with reduction in some types of postoperative complications in trauma patients, but overall mortality was unchanged.

The authors reviewed the literature on the impact of resident work-hour limitations and discuss their findings regarding commonly held opinions about the limitations.