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Kathlyn E. Fletcher
Researcher at Medical College of Wisconsin
Publications - 103
Citations - 2860
Kathlyn E. Fletcher is an academic researcher from Medical College of Wisconsin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Patient safety & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 97 publications receiving 2597 citations. Previous affiliations of Kathlyn E. Fletcher include University of California, Los Angeles & United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Effects of Work Hour Reduction on Residents’ Lives: A Systematic Review
Kathlyn E. Fletcher,Willie Underwood,Willie Underwood,Steven Q. Davis,Rajesh S. Mangrulkar,Laurence F. McMahon,Sanjay Saint +6 more
TL;DR: Past interventions suggest that residents' quality of life may improve with work hour limitations, but interpretation of the outcomes of these studies is hampered by suboptimal study design and the use of nonvalidated instruments.
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Clonidine treatment of hyperactive and impulsive children with autistic disorder.
TL;DR: Clonidine was modestly effective in the short-term treatment of irritability and hyperactivity in some children with autistic disorder.
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Systematic review: effects of resident work hours on patient safety.
Kathlyn E. Fletcher,Steven Q. Davis,Willie Underwood,Rajesh S. Mangrulkar,Laurence F. McMahon,Sanjay Saint +5 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of the literature examining the relationship between limiting resident work hours and patient safety will help inform policymakers and guide policymakers, program directors, and others who are involved in educating residents.
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Outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease referred late to nephrologists: a meta-analysis.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared differences in mortality and the duration of hospitalization in patients with chronic kidney disease who are referred early versus late to nephrologists and found that there was significantly increased overall mortality in the late referral group as compared with the early referral group.
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Teaching at the bedside: a new model.
TL;DR: A 'Model of Best Bedside Teaching Practices', which emerged after conducting the workshop for over 135 medical educators, includes suggested skills for effective bedside teaching that are arranged into three domains: attending to patient comfort, focused teaching and group dynamics.