NEJM - "National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training"

NEJM - "National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training"

"CONCLUSIONS

As compared with standard duty-hour policies, flexible, less-restrictive duty-hour policies for surgical residents were associated with noninferior patient outcomes and no significant difference in residents’ satisfaction with overall well-being and education quality. (FIRST ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02050789.)"

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1515724?query=featured_home