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How residents think and make medical decisions: implications for education and patient safety.
October 4, 2011
Young JS, Smith RL, Guerlain S, et al. Am Surg. 2007;73(6):548-553; discussion 553-4.
This study used simulated clinical scenarios to evaluate surgical and emergency medicine residents' clinical decision-making in the critical care setting. More experienced residents made fewer cognitive errors, including fewer instances of anchoring bias, than less experienced residents.
