Perception of Fatigue Among Surgeons During Night Shifts

Herlev Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fatigue

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01462682

Herlev-1234

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to illustrate surgeons' own perception of fatigue and the impact they felt it had on their performance. This was accomplished through a focus group study, where 13 surgeons participated.

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 22 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Doctors working at department of surgical gastrointerology, who gave informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Withdrawal of consent