American College of Surgeons: Surgeons Report That 12-Hour Shifts Improve Patient Outcomes, Lower Costs Vs. 24-Hour Call Shifts
October 30, 2019
October 30, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 30 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release:
For covering emergency and urgent operations, hospitals have traditionally assigned general surgeons to 24-hour on-call schedules, which often puts them in a situation where they need to operate and make complex medical decisions after being on duty for 18 or 20 hours or more. However, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Tex., has used a model to cap surgeon s . . .
For covering emergency and urgent operations, hospitals have traditionally assigned general surgeons to 24-hour on-call schedules, which often puts them in a situation where they need to operate and make complex medical decisions after being on duty for 18 or 20 hours or more. However, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Tex., has used a model to cap surgeon s . . .