Perception of Fatigue Among Surgeons During Night Shifts

Perception of Fatigue Among Surgeons During Night Shifts, a Focus Group Study.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01462682

Enrollment

Registered

2011-10-31

Start date

2011-07-31

Completion date

2011-07-31

Last updated

2012-06-21

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Conditions

Fatigue

Keywords

focus group study, sleep deprivation, surgery

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

22 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

* Withdrawal of consent

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results