Morbidity in surgery: impact of the 50-hour work-week limitation in Switzerland
PRINCIPLES: Work-hour regulations for residency programmes in Switzerland, including a 50-hour weekly limit, were set in on 1 January 2005. Patient safety was one of the major arguments for the implementation. As the effect of the restriction of residency work hours on patient care in Switzer...
Main Authors: | Reto Kaderli, Adrian Businger, Antoine Oesch, Ulrich Stefenelli, Urban Laffer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2012-01-01
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Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1413 |
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