Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 596-604.e3 , November 2006

Improving Alertness and Performance in Emergency Department Physicians and Nurses: The Use of Planned Naps

Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 2002 annual meeting, October 2002, St. Louis, MO; and the Association for Professional Sleep Societies 16th annual meeting, June 2002, Seattle, WA.

  • Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD, Department of Surgery/Emergency Medicine, Stanford University, 701 Welch Rd, Suite C, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1713; 650-725-5066, fax 650-723-0121
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  • Steven K. Howard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
    • Department of Anesthesia, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Dat T. Mac, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Cynthia Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Sharon Kwan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Mark R. Rosekind, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Alertness Solutions, Inc., Cupertino, CA
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  • Yasser Sowb, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Raymond Balise, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Joel Levis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
    • Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CA
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  • David M. Gaba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
    • Department of Anesthesia, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

Received 12 September 2005 ,Revised 31 January 2006 ,Accepted 7 February 2006.

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 Supervising editor: Debra E. Houry, MD, MPHAuthor contributions: RS-C, SKH, MRR, and DMG conceived the study and designed the trial. RS-C, SKH, DTM, CW, SK, and JL supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. RS-C, SKH, DTM, CW, SK, and JL undertook recruitment of participating subjects and managed the data, including quality control. YS, RB, and DMG provided statistical advice on study design and analyzed the data. RSC drafted the manuscript, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. RSC takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.Publication dates: Available online May 2, 2006.

PII: S0196-0644(06)00239-3

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.02.005

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 596-604.e3 , November 2006

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