Do variations in hospital mortality patterns after weekend admission reflect reduced quality of care or different patient cohorts? A population-based study

BACKGROUND: Proposed causes for increased mortality following weekend admission (the ‘weekend effect’) include poorer quality of care and sicker patients. The aim of this study was to analyse the 7 days post-admission time patterns of excess mortality following weekend admission to identify whether...

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Autores principales: Concha, Oscar Perez, Gallego, Blanca, Hillman, Ken, Delaney, Geoff P, Coiera, Enrico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3933164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24163392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002218

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3933164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24163392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002218

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