Resident fatigue: is there a patient safety issue?
Our data did not provide any evidence to support the contention that resident fatigue leads to increased medical errors. Clinical data supporting a direct relationship between resident fatigue and compromised patient safety must be demonstrated before further work hour restrictions are made. More research must be done. The JC should consider monitoring sentinel events for resident fatigue.
This study does not support the hypothesis that the analyzed IL6, IL8 and TNFA polymorphism are associated with PDB.