Mortality risk from acute aortic dissection among hospital admissions during weekends and holiday season.
I-Min SuHuei-Kai HuangPeter Pin-Sung LiuJin-Yi HsuShu-Man LinChing-Hui LohPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Patients admitted for acute aortic dissection during the weekends are at higher risk of mortality compared to those admitted on weekdays. Our finding likely reflects inadequate staffing and team experience of weekend staff and can guide healthcare policy makers to improve patient outcomes.