November 1, 2012
Hospital Study Shows Surgical Students Fatigued Resulting in a Danger to Patients
An alarming study published in the professional medical journal, Archives of Surgery, examined the amount of fatigue and sleeplessness among surgeons and found that surgical residents spend half of the time they are awake at less than 80% of their mental capacity. Moreover, the study also reveals that during at least one-third of the time,…