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Patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care with different resident duty schedules in the intensive care unit: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT: Shorter resident duty periods are increasingly mandated to improve patient safety and physician well-being. However, increases in continuity-related errors may counteract the purported benefits of reducing fatigue. We evaluated the effects of 3 resident schedules in the intensive care unit (ICU) on patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care.Residents in 2 university-affiliated ICUs were randomly assigned (in 2-month rotation-blocks from January to June 2009) to in-house overnight schedules of 24, 16 or 12 hours. The primary patient outcome was adverse events. The primary resident outcome was sleepiness, measured by the 7-point Stanford Sleepiness Scale. Secondary outcomes were patient deaths, preventable adverse events, and residents' physical symptoms and burnout. Continuity of care and perceptions of ICU staff were also assessed.We evaluated 47 (96%) of 49 residents, all 971 admissions, 5894 patient-days and 452 staff surveys. We found no effect of schedule (24-, 16- or 12-h shifts) on adverse events (81.3, 76.3 and 78.2 events per 1000 patient-days, respectively; p = 0.7) or on residents' sleepiness in the daytime (mean rating 2.33, 2.61 and 2.30, respectively; p = 0.3) or at night (mean rating 3.06, 2.73 and 2.42, respectively; p = 0.2). Seven of 8 preventable adverse events occurred with the 12-hour schedule (p = 0.1). Mortality rates were similar for the 3 schedules. Residents' somatic symptoms were more severe and more frequent with the 24-hour schedule (p = 0.04); however, burnout was similar across the groups. ICU staff rated residents' knowledge and decision-making worst with the 16-hour schedule.Our findings do not support the purported advantages of shorter duty schedules. They also highlight the trade-offs between residents' symptoms and multiple secondary measures of patient safety. Further delineation of this emerging signal is required before widespread system change.ClinicalTrials.gov, no. NCT00679809.

SUBMITTER: Parshuram CS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4361104 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care with different resident duty schedules in the intensive care unit: a randomized trial.

Parshuram Christopher S CS Amaral Andre C K B AC Ferguson Niall D ND Baker G Ross GR Etchells Edward E EE Flintoft Virginia V Granton John J Lingard Lorelei L Kirpalani Haresh H Mehta Sangeeta S Moldofsky Harvey H Scales Damon C DC Stewart Thomas E TE Willan Andrew R AR Friedrich Jan O JO

CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne 20150209 5

<h4>Background</h4>Shorter resident duty periods are increasingly mandated to improve patient safety and physician well-being. However, increases in continuity-related errors may counteract the purported benefits of reducing fatigue. We evaluated the effects of 3 resident schedules in the intensive care unit (ICU) on patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care.<h4>Methods</h4>Residents in 2 university-affiliated ICUs were randomly assigned (in 2-month rotation-blocks from January ...[more]

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Project description:ContextThe ACGME-released revisions to the 2003 duty hour standards.ObjectiveTo review the impact of the 2003 duty hour reform as it pertains to resident and patient outcomes.Data sourcesMedline (1989-May 2010), Embase (1989-June 2010), bibliographies, pertinent reviews, and meeting abstracts.Study selectionWe 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 extractionOne rater used structured data collection forms to abstract data on study design, quality, and outcomes. We synthesized the literature qualitatively and included a meta-analysis of patient mortality.ResultsOf 5,345 studies identified, 60 met eligibility criteria. Twenty-eight studies included an objective outcome related to patients; 10 assessed standardized resident examination scores; 26 assessed resident operative experience. Eight assessed resident burnout. Meta-analysis of the mortality studies revealed a significant improvement in mortality in the post-2003 time period with a pooled odds ratio (OR) of 0.9 (95% CI: 0.84, 0.95). These results were significant for medical (OR 0.91; 95% CI: 0.85, 0.98) and surgical patients (OR 0.86; 95% CI: 0.75, 0.97). However, significant heterogeneity was present (I(2) 83%). Patient complications were more nuanced. Some increased in frequency; others decreased. Outcomes for resident operative experience and standardized knowledge tests varied substantially across studies. Resident well-being improved in most studies.LimitationsMost studies were observational. Not all studies of mortality provided enough information to be included in the meta-analysis. We used unadjusted odds ratios in the meta-analysis; statistical heterogeneity was substantial. Publication bias is possible.ConclusionsSince 2003, patient mortality appears to have improved, although this could be due to secular trends. Resident well-being appears improved. Change in resident educational experience is less clear.

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Patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care with different resident duty schedules in the intensive care unit: a randomized trial.

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Patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care with different resident duty schedules in the intensive care unit: a randomized trial.

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