Reducing interns' work hours led to fewer attentional failures and serious medical errors in intensive care units

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CitationsLockley SW, Cronin JW, Evans EE, et al; for the Harvard Work Hours, Health and Safety Group. Effect of Reducing Interns' Weekly Work Hours on Sleep and Attentional Failures. NEJM. 2004;351:1829-37.Landrigan CP, Rothschild JM, Cronin JW, et al; for the Harvard Work Hours, Health and Safety Group. Effect of Reducing Interns' Work Hours on Serious Medical Errors in Intensive Care Units. NEJM. 2004;351:1838-48.HypothesesEliminating interns' extended work shifts will increase their duration of sleep, reduce attentional failures, and decrease rates of medical errors as compared with traditional work schedules.