Understanding the "Weekend Effect" for Emergency General Surgery.
Richard S HoehnDerek E GoVikrom K DharYoung KimDennis J HansemanKoffi WimaShimul A ShahPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2017)
For the first time, we have identified specific emergency general surgery procedures that incur higher mortality when performed on weekends. This may be due to acute changes in patient status that require weekend surgery or indications for urgent procedures (ischemia, obstruction) compared to those without a weekend mortality difference (infection). Hospitals that perform weekend surgery must acknowledge and identify ways to manage this increased risk.
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