Yet another study has come out saying limiting resident work hours has not increased patient safety and may even be...

Yet another study has come out saying limiting resident work hours has not increased patient safety and may even be harming some patients. I am not even bothering to look at the original studies, right now. But wait! They do say it has improved resident well-being.

I have a lot of thoughts about this, too many to cram even into a tl;dr g+ post. Basically, I am skepticant. Frex, work hours are legally restricted for many professions, such as airline pilots and truck drivers, and this is based on studies that show impairment in cognition, function, and so forth.

The medical establishment itself puts out or helps with studies showing the effects of sleep deprivation and high stress levels. It would seem that those results don't show up (or aren't statistically significant) in studies on residents and their working conditions. We must be some special snowflakes, boy.