title: Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. BET 2: Is shift work bad for you?
abstract: A shortcut review was carried out to establish whether night shift working worsens health and shortens life. 127 papers were found using the reported searches, of which one systematic review presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of this paper are tabulated. It is concluded that shift work is associated with an increased risk of vascular events but does not appear to have an effect on mortality.
authors.affiliation: Grand Rapids Medical Education Program/Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shives
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riley
mesh_terms: D039602:After-Hours Care; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006282:Health Personnel; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D016526:Workload