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¹Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

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Surgical residents frequently do not comply with work-hour regulations, with education and patient care continuity cited as primary reasons. These findings highlight the need to restructure surgical training programs to improve adherence to work-hour rules.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Surgical Training
Workplace Regulations

Background:

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented work-hour regulations to improve resident well-being and patient safety.
Noncompliance with these regulations has been a persistent issue in surgical residency programs.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the prevalence and reasons for noncompliance with the ACGME work-hour regulation among surgical residents in the United States.
To identify specific regulations that are most challenging to adhere to.

Main Methods:

A nationwide anonymous survey was conducted among surgical residents across academic centers in the US.
Data were collected between November 1, 2007, and March 1, 2008.
Analysis included the first 141 returned questionnaires.

Main Results:

A high rate of noncompliance (64.6%) was observed, with many residents exceeding 80 hours per week (21.1% working over 90 hours).
The most difficult regulations to follow were ensuring adequate rest between shifts, adhering to the 24-hour continuous care limit, and the 80-hour weekly limit.
Key reasons for noncompliance included the need for education and maintaining continuity of patient care. Noncompliance was highest in trauma and vascular surgery.

Conclusions:

Noncompliance with surgical resident work-hour regulations is widespread and multifactorial.
Educational needs and patient care continuity are significant drivers of noncompliance.
Restructuring surgical training programs is necessary to enhance adherence to work-hour regulations.