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Trial of shift scheduling with standardized sign-out to improve continuity of care in intensive care units

Lillian L. Emlet, Ali Al-Khafaji, Yeon Hee Kim, Ramesh Venkataraman, Paul L. Rogers, Derek C. Angus. Crit Care Med, 2012, published ahead of print

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This study is interesting to anyone struggling with the issue of long shifts vs loss of continuity from increased handovers. Fatigued clinicians are dangerous due mainly to attention failure and poor communication (inadequate handoff/handover). However "night float" and other methods...


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