Fatigue And Medical Errors

Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety | PSNet

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/fatigue-sleep-deprivation-and-patient-safety

In this report, fatigue is characterized as a latent hazard and "an unsafe condition" in health care that leads to increased medical error rates. In a classic review of sleep deprivation and decision-making, investigators argued that effective performance …

Fatigue: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment & More - Healthline

https://www.healthline.com/health/fatigue

Fatigue - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/fatigue/basics/definition/sym-20050894

Almost everyone feels it during short-term illness. Fortunately, fatigue usually goes away when the illness is over. But sometimes fatigue doesn't go away. It doesn't get …

Medical errors may stem more from physician burnout …

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/07/medical-errors-may-stem-more-from-physician-burnout.html

Medical errors are common in the United States. Previous studies estimate these errors are responsible for 100,000 to 200,000 deaths each year. Limited research, though, has focused on how …