Do hospitals have a higher mortality rate on weekend admissions? An observational study to analyse weekend effect on urgent admissions to hospitals in Catalonia.

Franco AmigoAlbert Dalmau-BuenoAnna García-Altés

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

There is a weekend effect, but it is not constant in time. This could suggest the existence of dysfunctions in the quality of care during the weekend.

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healthcare
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cardiovascular disease
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