Effect of weekend admission on process of care and clinical outcomes for the management of acute coronary syndromes: a retrospective analysis of three UK centres.

Glen Philip MartinTim KinnairdMatthew SperrinRichard AndersonAmr GamalAvais JabbarChun Shing KwokDiane BarkerGrant HeatlieAzfar G ZamanMamas A Mamas

Published in: BMJ open (2017)

Patients with ACS had similar mortality and processes of care when admitted on a weekend compared with a weekday. There was evidence of a delay to angiography for patients with NSTEMI/UA admitted at the weekend.

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