Objective: To determine whether sleep opportunities for attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists are associated with the risk of complications. Design: Matched retrospective cohort study of procedures performed from 1999 to 2008 by attending physicians (86 sur geons, 134 obstetricians/gynecologists) who had been in hospital performing another procedure in adult patients for at least p...

BACKGROUND The methods of evaluating endoscopic mucosal findings and the definition of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease have not been standardized. AIM To examine a third-party central review of colonic mucosal evaluations. METHODS A double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial was performed for 4weeks, which involved continuous administration of a 1-g mesalazine supp...

OBJECTIVE To determine if heart murmur intensity grading performance can be improved using the heart sounds as an internal reference. METHODS Single-blind controlled trial of 100 medical students, residents, and pediatric attending physicians at a children's hospital. Groups of 1 to 3 participants were alternately assigned to intervention and control groups, reported their method of grading h...

Background and objective: Traditional approaches in Continuing Medical Education (CME) appear to be ineffective in any improvement of the patients’ care, reducing the medical errors, and/or altering physicians' behaviors. However, they are still executed by the CME providers, and are popular among the majority of the physicians. In the present study, we have done our best to explore the p...

TOPIC: Education, Research, and Quality Improvement TYPE: Original Investigations PURPOSE: The education of residents in critical care is largely accomplished through teaching while they rotate the medical intensive unit (MICU). A didactic curriculum to enhance house staff our MICU exists, but it's effectiveness hindered by limited implementation inconsistent use. In this study, we hope identif...

Introduction: It is of utmost importance that patients are able to identify their attending physicians. There is a paucity of data in this area, particularly in teaching hospitals that have protocols for physician and staff communication with patients and their families. In order to optimize the patient experience, more research is needed on physician performance and patient satisfaction. Littl...