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Ann Emerg Med ; 72(2): 171-180, 2018 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29174830

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: The relationship between tiredness and medical errors is now commonly accepted. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the cognitive performance of emergency physicians after a night shift of 14 hours (H14) and after a work shift of 24 hours (H24) and to compare it with tests performed after a rest night at home (H0). METHODS: Forty emergency physicians (19 staff physicians and 21 residents) were randomly evaluated at H0, H14, and H24. Four cognitive abilities (processing speed, working memory capacity, perceptual reasoning, and cognitive flexibility) were tested according to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. RESULTS: No cognitive ability was significantly altered after H14 compared with H0. Three of 4 cognitive abilities were impaired at H24 compared with H0: processing speed (11.2 [SD 2.7] versus 12.4 [SD 3.2]; mean difference=-1.2 [95% confidence interval -1.9 to -0.5]), working memory capacity (10.1 [SD 2.9] versus 11.6 [SD 3.0]; mean difference=-1.5 [95% confidence interval -2.2 to -0.8]), and perceptual reasoning (8.4 [SD 2.7] versus 10.6 [SD 2.8]; mean difference=-2.2 [95% confidence interval -3.4 to -1.0]). Cognitive abilities were not different between residents and staff physicians (except for perceptual reasoning) and were not affected by the amount of sleep during the night shift. CONCLUSION: The cognitive abilities of emergency physicians were significantly altered after a 24-hour shift, whereas they were not significantly different from the rested condition after a 14-hour night shift. Limiting 24-hour shift work for emergency physicians should be considered and further evaluated.


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Cognição , Médicos/psicologia , Tolerância ao Trabalho Programado/psicologia , Adulto , Estudos Cross-Over , Estudos Transversais , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Distribuição Aleatória , Fatores de Tempo , Desempenho Profissional
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Intensive Care Med ; 42(3): 393-400, 2016 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26556616

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BACKGROUND: The relationship between tiredness and the risk of medical errors is now commonly accepted. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of an intensive care unit (ICU) night shift on the cognitive performance of a group of intensivists. The influence of professional experience and the amount of sleep on cognitive performance was also investigated. METHODS: A total of 51 intensivists from three ICUs (24 seniors and 27 residents) were included. The study participants were evaluated after a night of rest and after a night shift according to a randomized order. Four cognitive skills were tested according to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. RESULTS: All cognitive abilities worsened after a night shift: working memory capacity (11.3 ± 0.3 vs. 9.4 ± 0.3; p < 0.001), speed of processing information (13.5 ± 0.4 vs. 10.9 ± 0.3; p < 0.001), perceptual reasoning (10.6 ± 0.3 vs. 9.3 ± 0.3; p < 0.002), and cognitive flexibility (41.2 ± 1.2 vs. 44.2 ± 1.3; p = 0.063). There was no significant difference in terms of level of cognitive impairment between the residents and ICU physicians. Only cognitive flexibility appeared to be restored after 2 h of sleep. The other three cognitive skills were altered, regardless of the amount of sleep during the night shift. CONCLUSIONS: The cognitive abilities of intensivists were significantly altered following a night shift in the ICU, regardless of either the amount of professional experience or the duration of sleep during the shift. The consequences for patients' safety and physicians' health should be further evaluated.


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Cognição , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Médicos/psicologia , Desempenho Profissional , Tolerância ao Trabalho Programado/psicologia , Adulto , Estudos Cross-Over , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Erros Médicos/psicologia , Segurança do Paciente , Admissão e Escalonamento de Pessoal , Estudos Prospectivos , Sono
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