The Reduction of After-Hours and Weekend Effects in Upper Gastro-intestinal Bleeding Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared to the Pre-Pandemic Period.
Sergiu Marian CazacuAdina Turcu-StiolicaDan Nicolae FlorescuBogdan Silviu UngureanuVlad Florin IovanescuCarmen Daniela NeagoeDaniela Elena BurteaAmelia Valentina Genunche-DumitrescuTaina Elena AvramescuSevastita IordachePublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2023)
Admissions during weekends and after-hours have been associated with increased mortality, particularly in cases of non-variceal bleeding. However, the impact of this association was significantly reduced during the pandemic.