Extending length of surgical trainees' shifts does not affect surgical patients' safety

Allowing surgeons in training, otherwise known as residents, the flexibility to work longer shifts than currently allowed in the US and/or take less time off between shifts to provide continuity of patient care is not associated with a greater risk to patients of early serious postoperative complications or death according to study results involving 117 US general surgery residency programs and 151 hospitals.

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