High-quality learning for high-quality health care: Getting it right

Article Abstract:

Duty hour limits with the goal of ensuring high-quality learning and safe, effective care in teaching settings was established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). It has continued to contribute to the debate about resident duty hours and the broader elements of the learning environment to work towards ensuring high-quality learning for high quality health care.

Work Schedules, Work hours, Hours of labour, Continuing medical education

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Comparison of on-demand versus planned relaparotomy strategy in patients with severe peritonitis

Article Abstract:

A study to compare patient outcome, health care utilization, and costs of on-demand and planned relaparotomy in patients suffering from severe peritonitis was conducted. Results found that in both types of treatment, the mortality rate was the same but observed a substantial reduction in relaparotomies, health care utilization, and medical costs.

Care and treatment, Patient outcomes, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Medical care utilization, Peritonitis

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Differences in review quality and recommendations for publication between peer reviewers suggested by authors or by editors

Article Abstract:

Author-and editor-suggested reviewers to investigate differences in review quality and recommendations for publication are compared. It is concluded that author-and editor-suggested reviewers did not differ in the quality of their reviews, but author-suggested reviewers tend to make more favorable recommendations for publication.

Analysis, Medical publishing, Peer review

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