Commentary The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries. Citation Text: Johnson J. The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries. AORN J. 2008;88(1):79-87. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.02.020. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 30, 2008 Johnson J. AORN J. 2008;88(1):79-87. View more articles from the same authors. This article describes how fatigue in anesthesia providers may affect safety and offers scheduling, educational, and clinical practice recommendations to address the problem. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Johnson J. The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries. 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