An evaluation of the 'weekend effect' in patients admitted with metastatic prostate cancer.
Marianne SchmidKhurshid R GhaniToni K ChoueiriAkshay SoodVictor KapoorFiras AbdollahFelix K ChunJeffrey J LeowKola OlugbadeJesse D SammonMani MenonAdam S KibelMargit FischPaul L NguyenQuoc Dien TrinhPublished in: BJU international (2015)
In patients with mCaP weekend admissions are associated with a significant increase in mortality and morbidity. Our findings suggest that weekend patients may present with more acute medical issues; alternatively, the quality of care over the weekend may be inferior.
Keyphrases
- prostate cancer
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- squamous cell carcinoma
- chronic kidney disease
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- liver failure
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- cardiovascular disease
- pain management
- chronic pain
- hepatitis b virus
- affordable care act