Tired Doctors Make More Mistakes

Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 22:28 in Health & Medicine

A study of clinical errors made by resident physicians in a teaching hospital reveals that the more tired they are the more mistakes they make. The study puts figures to this seemingly obvious conclusion and shows that fewer errors are made if clinical practices are standardized.

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