Commentary Excessive work hours of physicians in training in El Salvador: putting patients at risk. Citation Text: Taylor KRF. Excessive work hours of physicians in training in El Salvador: putting patients at risk. PLoS Med. 2007;4(7):e205. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 21, 2011 Taylor KRF. PLoS Med. 2007;4(7):e205. View more articles from the same authors. This author describes his experience as a physician-trainee in El Salvador, outlines the consequences of fatigue in the medical environment, and provides suggestions for improvement. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Taylor KRF. Excessive work hours of physicians in training in El Salvador: putting patients at risk. PLoS Med. 2007;4(7):e205. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Enabling a learning healthcare system with automated computer protocols that produce replicable and personalized clinician actions. August 4, 2021 Hospital medication errors: a cross sectional study. December 23, 2020 Diagnostic errors and temporal stability in bipolar disorder. September 8, 2010 Predictive power of the "trigger tool" for the detection of adverse events in general surgery: a multicenter observational validation study. March 9, 2022 Use of heuristics during the clinical decision process from family care physicians in real conditions. October 6, 2021 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults: a systematic review. January 12, 2022 The Research on Adverse Drug Events and Reports (RADAR) project. February 3, 2011 Physician and nurse well-being and preferred interventions to address burnout in hospital practice: factors associated with turnover, outcomes, and patient safety. July 19, 2023 Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention. February 9, 2011 Medication errors with the use of allopurinol and colchicine: a retrospective study of a national, anonymous Internet-accessible error reporting system. July 19, 2010 View More Related Resources Impact of work schedules of senior resident physicians on patient and resident physician safety: nationwide, prospective cohort study. April 26, 2023 Effective implementation of work-hour limits and systemic improvements. January 10, 2017 Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety. July 5, 2016 Effects of the 2011 duty hour reforms on interns and their patients: a prospective longitudinal cohort study. July 3, 2014 Inpatient safety outcomes following the 2011 residency work-hour reform. June 17, 2014 Putting the sleepy resident issue to bed: federal legislation is not the answer to excessive medical resident working hours. July 15, 2013 Changes in hospital mortality associated with residency work-hour regulations. June 18, 2013 Changes in outcomes for internal medicine inpatients after work-hour regulations. February 28, 2011 Revisiting duty-hour limits — IOM recommendations for patient safety and resident education. February 17, 2011 Building physician work hour regulations from first principles and best evidence. January 31, 2011 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Physicians Policy Makers Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation Regulation View More
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