Monthly Archives: December 2012
Medical Malpractice and Surgeons’ Sleep Deprivation and Patient Safety
Research shows that a surgeon who has been working for 24 hours is impaired as much as a drunk person in thinking and motor function. So should patients have a right to know if their doctor has been up all … Continue reading →
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Tagged American College of Surgeons, attorney, doctor, hospital, informed consent, legal nurse consultant, medical expert, medical malpractice, medical negligence, medical-legal, meritorous, New England Journal of Medicine, patient, patient safety., surgeon, surgery
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