Night shift and cognitive performance: response to comments by Zijlstra

Differences in Day and Night Shift Clinical Performance in Anesthesiology

OBJECTIVE This study examined whether anesthesia residents (physicians in training) performed clinical duties in the operating room differently during the day versus at night. BACKGROUND Fatigue from sleep deprivation and working through the night is common for physicians, particularly during residency training. METHODS Using a repeated-measures design, we studied 13 pairs of day-night matc...

Response to comments by reviewers

Night shift work characteristics and 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (MT6s) in rotating night shift nurses and midwives.

OBJECTIVES Synthesis of melatonin follows a circadian cycle, with high melatonin levels during the night and low levels during the day. Light exposure at night has been hypothesised as one of potential mechanisms of breast carcinogenesis in the night shift workers through inhibition of melatonin synthesis. The aim of the study was to examine a number of determinants for night shift work in rela...

Response to Comments by Referee #1

[email protected] & [email protected] We would like to thank the reviewer for careful reading of the manuscript and the constructive comments and questions which have helped us to improve the manuscript. The reviewer comments are given below together with our responses and changes made to the manuscript. General Comments 5 This manuscript describes nighttime observations of OH and HO...

Response to Reviewers ’ Comments