May 16th, 2011
Sleep Deprivation Not as Bad as We Think for Cardiac Surgeons
Larry Husten, PHD
Sleep deprivation in cardiac surgeons does not lead to worse surgical outcomes, according to a study published in the Archives of Surgery. Michael Chu and colleagues collected sleep information from six consultant surgeons working at a large hospital in Ontario, Canada and outcome data from their 4,047 patients who underwent cardiac surgery from 2004 through 2009. […]
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