The New England journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Patient Safety Outcomes under Flexible and Standard Resident Duty-Hour Rules.
Concern persists that extended shifts in medical residency programs may adversely affect patient safety. ⋯ Allowing program directors flexibility in adjusting duty-hour schedules for trainees did not adversely affect 30-day mortality or several other measured outcomes of patient safety. (Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; iCOMPARE ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02274818.).