Study: Sleepy Doctors Make More Errors
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From prescribing overdoses to sticking a tube in the wrong vein, doctors-in-training made one-third more serious mistakes during typically long shifts than they did during &quot;short&quot; 16-hour ones, a Harvard study found.
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One-third say they or a family member have experienced a medical error, a new survey finds. By Karen Pallarito. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Five years after the release of a landmark report revealing
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Workload and doctors who don&#39;t have enough time for patients are cited as causes of medical errors. By Lee Bowman / Scripps Howard News Service.
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More than 1.5 million Americans are injured every year by drug errors in hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's offices, a count that doesn't even estimate patients' own medication mix-ups, says a report that calls for major steps to increase patient safety.
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Patients in intensive care units are so busy being poked, prodded, jabbed and medicated that they rarely have time for sleep.
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People with certain types of sleep problems may be at greater risk for heart problems.
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A malfunction in the immune system may be the cause of some cases of narcolepsy, research suggests.
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Doctors need guidance on how to avoid problems using technology to reach patients, says a researcher.
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NEW YORK  - Among a group of children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids who were suspected of having disordered breathing during sleep, those who snored a lot and spent less time in bed did less well on certain mental tests, according to a new study.
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Many public services are less reliable on weekends. But does that apply to medicine as well?
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People who put on a few extra pounds  may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight,  according to two separate studies published on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - When patients feel they might be having an adverse drug effect, doctors will very often dismiss their concerns, a new study shows.
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Young doctors make far fewer mistakes when their hours are restricted to let them get enough sleep, according to the first study to directly examine the issue.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - Overworked, sleepy  doctors-in-training who hit the road after work are as much a  hazard as drunk drivers, a finding that could unleash a wave of  lawsuits against U.S. hospitals, a researcher warned on  Wednesday.
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Every day, in hospitals all over the country, biology clashes with medicine. Biology demands sleep; medicine dictates long hours without it.
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Doctors who too quickly examine a colon  for early signs of cancer miss more than half the  abnormalities, a study of 2,053 patients undergoing their first  colonoscopy showed on Wednesday.
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America's doctors-in-training are  committing serious errors as a result of being forced to work  over 80 hours a week, says new research which suggests the U.S.  medical community has been slow to tackle sleep deprivation in  its staff.