A Statistically Significant Reduction in Length of Stay and Hospital Costs with Equivalent Quality of Care Metrics for ERCPs Performed During the Weekend Versus Postponed to Weekdays: A 6-Year Study of 533 ERCPs at Four Teaching Hospitals.

Seifeldin Hakim Andrew M Aneese Ahmed Iqbal Edhi Christienne ShamsTreta PurohitMichael E CannonMitchell S Cappell

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2020)

Performing ERCPs during weekends significantly reduced LOS, hospital costs, and hospital charges compared to postponing ERCP to WD and resulted in net hospital profits, without impairing quality of medical care.

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