title: [Increase in working hours is an option for improving surgical education in Denmark].
abstract: Danish surgeons in training have a 37-hour workweek. These are relatively few hours compared with the hours in England and USA where surgeons have a workweek of respectively 48 and 80 hours. The optimal length of a workweek during surgical education is unknown, but studies have shown that surgeons working more hours have improved abilities in clinical judgment. Learning outcome may improve if Danish surgeons in training were allowed to work more hours. We suggest a 37 + 11-hour workweek, where 11 hours are reserved for educational purposes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Perioperativ Optimering, Gastroenheden, Kirurgisk Sektion, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark. kristofferandresen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kristoffer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andresen
authors.forename: Michael Patrich
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Achiam
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003718:Denmark; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000193:education; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload / Q000592:standards*