tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post2172077947349151558..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: Resident Work Hours: Let's Get RealSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-76175105551714632172011-06-25T13:50:17.350-04:002011-06-25T13:50:17.350-04:00Good comments. Thanks. I'm glad I am not train...Good comments. Thanks. I'm glad I am not training now. Old Timer's joke: I hated working every other night because I missed half the cases!Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-26406352771347037862011-06-25T10:37:34.664-04:002011-06-25T10:37:34.664-04:00I agree with your post - I do think that setting a...I agree with your post - I do think that setting a limit on work hours was good, but now it's becoming a little excessive. I'd rather go through very difficult training, with intense hours, than come out of residency unprepared because I didn't get to see enough cases or patients. Instead of focusing so much on the hours, we should shift our attention to the amount of patients each resident is taking care of - if you have too many patients on your census, you tend to miss things more often because you feel rushed. Plain and simple.Dr. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931837802485153702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-39036262101474859892011-06-24T22:02:56.454-04:002011-06-24T22:02:56.454-04:00It's really annoying how people don't thin...It's really annoying how people don't think these through. If there is no proof that the reforms have made a difference, then why keep moving in that direction?? Who makes these decisions? What is the justification?Vickie@Demand_Euphoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706946767924290485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-53691051106049290792011-06-24T16:25:10.678-04:002011-06-24T16:25:10.678-04:00Have the powers that be considered that it isn'...Have the powers that be considered that it isn't work hours that is causing mistakes, but inexperience? <br /><br />Curtailing hours more is clearly not the answer.Kellie (General Surgeon)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-40762951137793978312011-06-24T15:55:11.364-04:002011-06-24T15:55:11.364-04:00I am not a resident (yet). Do I look forward to 16...I am not a resident (yet). Do I look forward to 16 hour days? No. Do I think they are necessary? Absolutely. Fatigue plus stress generally forces you to become efficient and reflexive, or you flame out. I would rather go through an intense boot camp than try to gain competence over an even more protracted residency. <br /><br />But then again I am not wet behind the ears after spending 8 years in school.Jeremiahhttp://www.thejourneytomd.comnoreply@blogger.com