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Assessment of perioperative outcomes among surgeons who operated the night before.

Sun EC, Mello MM, Vaughn MT, et al. Assessment of perioperative outcomes among surgeons who operated the night before. JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(7):720-728. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1563.

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June 8, 2022
Sun EC, Mello MM, Vaughn MT, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(7):720-728.
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Physician fatigue can inhibit decision-making and contribute to poor performance. This cross-sectional study examined surgical procedures performed between January 2010 and August 2020 across 20 high-volume hospitals in the United States to determine the association between surgeon fatigue, operating overnight and outcomes for operations performed by the same surgeon the next day. No significant associations were found between overnight surgeries and surgical outcomes for procedures performed the next day.

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Sun EC, Mello MM, Vaughn MT, et al. Assessment of perioperative outcomes among surgeons who operated the night before. JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(7):720-728. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1563.