The impact of prolonged continuous wakefulness on resident clinical performance in the intensive care unit: a patient simulator study.

Robert Sharpe; Valentyna Koval; Juan J. Ronco; Karim Qayumi; Peter Dodek; Hubert Wong; John Shepherd; John Mark Fitzgerald; Najib Ayas

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The impact of prolonged continuous wakefulness on resident clinical performance in the intensive care unit: a patient simulator study.

March 3, 2010

Sharpe R, Koval V, Ronco JJ, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38(3):766-70.

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This study discovered that the clinical performance of medical residents deteriorates during prolonged hours of activity, suggesting the need for reform around current regulations for resident work hours.

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