A new study indicates that it would be better, when possible, for nighttime orthopedic surgeries to wait until morning, when surgeons are fully rested, according to a release from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
The study, published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, found that patients who had after-hours orthopedic surgeries had a slightly higher rate of necessary follow-up surgeries than daytime surgery patients.
Authors of the study said that the on-call night surgical team may not be well rested because they likely just finished a normal day shift.
Read AAOS’ release on after-hours surgery.
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