Patient mortality after surgery on the surgeon's birthday: observational study.
Hirotaka KatoAnupam B JenaYusuke TsugawaPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2020)
Among Medicare beneficiaries who underwent common emergency surgeries, those who received surgery on the surgeon's birthday experienced higher mortality compared with patients who underwent surgery on other days. These findings suggest that surgeons might be distracted by life events that are not directly related to work.
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