Summary
This research paper discusses the problem of decision fatigue and how it can impact patient safety.
The authors hypothesised that decision fatigue, if present, would increase clinicians’ likelihood of prescribing antibiotics for patients presenting with acute respiratory infections as clinic sessions wore on.
JAMA: Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics (December 2014)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1910546
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