Patient safety, resident education and resident well-being following implementation of the 2003 ACGME duty hour rules.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The ACGME-released revisions to the 2003 duty hour standards.

Objective

To review the impact of the 2003 duty hour reform as it pertains to resident and patient outcomes.

Data sources

Medline (1989-May 2010), Embase (1989-June 2010), bibliographies, pertinent reviews, and meeting abstracts.

Study selection

We included studies examining the relationship between the pre- and post-2003 time periods and patient outcomes (mortality, complications, errors), resident education (standardized test scores, clinical experience), and well-being (as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory). We excluded non-US studies.

Data extraction

One rater used structured data collection forms to abstract data on study design, quality, and outcomes. We synthesized the l

SUBMITTER: Fletcher KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3138977 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature