The impact of transitioning from a 24-hour to a 16-hour call model amongst a cohort of Canadian anesthesia residents at McMaster University—a survey study.
Reducing shift length from 24 hours to 16 hours was well received by Canadian anesthesiology trainees, who felt the change improved their quality of life, reduced fatigue, and enhanced their education. This shift length reduction for interns was a core component of the 2011 duty hour reforms in the United States. Recent studies have shown that the regulations had no effect on patient-level clinical outcomes.