Tag: Night call

Effect of in-house call on surgeons’ sleep, burnout

Editor's Note This multi-center study, led by the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, examines the effect of in-house call on sleep patterns and burnout among acute care surgeons. Physiological and survey data of 224 acute care surgeons on in-house call were collected over a 6-month period and included in the…

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By: Judy Mathias
September 7, 2023
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Effect of night float call on sleep, activity, well-being

Editor's Note This study from Stanford University finds that anesthesia residents who worked night float call rotations slept the same number of hours, but had less REM sleep, were more fatigued, and had less positive affect. All of these resolved a week after their rotation except fatigue. A total of…

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By: Judy Mathias
April 5, 2023
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