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. 2012 Apr 13;27(11):1424–1431. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2047-z

Table 1.

Medicine Resident and 16-Hour Long Call Shift Characteristics (n = 230)*

Variable n (%)
Gender
Male 113 (49)
  Female 117 (51)
Residency year—n (%)
  Junior resident 121 (53)
  Senior resident 109 (47)
Day of the week—n (%)
  Weekday call 164 (71)
  Weekend call 66 (29)
Average morning census—median (range) 5 (0-19)
Number of short calls—median (range) 2 (0-7)
Number of long call admits—median (range) 6 (0-12)
Number of admits after 5p—median (range) 4 (0-9)
Any intern in clinic—n (%)
  Yes 28 (12)
  No 202 (88)
Extended shift
  Yes 92 (40)
  No 138 (60)

* >95 % of surveys submitted within 36 hours of shift completion