Surgeons, sleep, and patient safety

摘要

In July 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) adopted regulations limiting residentwork hours to 80 hours per week for all accredited medicaltraining institutions in the United States.4 Further restrictions were imposed in 2011 by the ACGME, limiting interns toa 16-hour work day and upper-level residents to no more than 28 continuous work hours.5