Severity of illness and the weekend mortality effect: a retrospective cohort study.

Eric BressmanJohn C RowlandVinh-Tung NguyenBeth G Raucher

Published in: BMC health services research (2020)

The patient population admitted on weekends is proportionally higher risk than the population admitted on weekdays, and the observed weekend mortality effect is largely attributable to this risk imbalance.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes