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Hip fracture patients admitted to hospital on weekends are not at increased risk of 30-day mortality as compared with weekdays

BACKGROUND: Hip fractures remain a major health concern owing to the increasing elderly population and their association with significant morbidity and mortality. The effects of weekend admission on mortality have been studied since the late 1970s. Despite most studies showing that mortality rates a...

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Autores principales: Pang, Calver, Aqil, A., Mannan, A., Thomas, G., Hossain, F. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7710845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33263820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s10195-020-00558-4