Worked 36 hours straight.
Made 3 preventable errors.

Well-rested surgeon made zero.

Exhaustion isn't dedication.
It's malpractice waiting to happen.

Hour 1-12: Sharp
Hour 13-24: Functional
Hour 25-36: Dangerous

That suture I had to redo? Hour 28.
That dosage I miscalculated? Hour 32.
That complication I missed? Hour 35.

Yet the senior who enforced this schedule?
Home by 6 PM.
"Building character" in juniors from his armchair.

The patient doesn't care about your dedication.
They care about not dying from your exhaustion.

Sleep-deprived surgeons aren't heroes.
They're hazards.

But we'll keep calling it "training" while patients pay the price.

#MedicalTruth #PatientSafety #DoctorLife