%0 Journal Article
%T Physician extenders on surgical services: a systematic review
%A Andrew Dodd
%A Jagdeep Johal
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Surgery".
%D 2017
%R 10.1503/cjs.001516
%X With the introduction of resident duty hour restrictions and the resulting in-house trainee shortages, a long-term solution to ensure safe and efficient patient care is needed. One solution is the integration of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in a variety of health care settings. We sought to examine the use of NPs and PAs on surgical/trauma services and their effect on patient outcomes and resident workload
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453759/