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- Title
Alternative shift models and the quality of patient care. An empirical study in surgical intensive care units.
- Authors
Bollschweiler, E; Krings, A; Fuchs, K H; Pistorius, G; Bein, T; Otto, U; Muhl, E; Backes-Gellner, U; Hölscher, A H
- Abstract
On 1 January 1996, the German Arbeitszeitgesetz (working-time regulation) came into effect for hospital physicians. It states that working hours must not exceed 8 h per day, even for physician in hospitals. As a consequence, the prevalent two-shift model is legally inadmissible. The intention of this law is to protect the physician and to create better conditions for the patients. However, a systematic evaluation of the postulated benefits is still lacking.
- Publication
Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2001, Vol 386, Issue 2, p104
- ISSN
1435-2443
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s004230000188