2004/10/28 by Christopher P. Landrigan, Jeffrey M. Rothschild, John Cronin +9 · 6 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · #Business #Emergency medicine #Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions #Hospital Admissions and Outcomes #International trade #Intervention (counseling) #Medical emergency #Medicine #Nursing #Patient Safety and Medication Errors #Schedule #Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
paper · doi:10.1056/nejmoa041406
openalex publication_date 2012/01/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Interns made substantially more serious medical errors when they worked frequent shifts of 24 hours or more than when they worked shorter shifts. Eliminating extended work shifts and reducing the number of hours interns work per week can reduce serious medical errors in the intensive care unit.