How Badly Do We Function After a String of Nights?

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Aug 27, 20241 min read

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Residents working in the emergency department were found to do significantly worse on cognitive tests and moral performance after working 5 consecutive night shifts compared to 5 day shifts.

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Effect of serial night shifts on the cognitive, psychomotor, and moral performance of residents in the department of Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 Jul 15. doi: 10.1111/acem.14980. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39007435

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How Badly Do We Function After a String of Nights?

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