Acute pancreatitis and the weekend effect: does weekend admission affect patient outcome? [PDF]
Gastroenterology Review, 2020 When a patient is admitted to a hospital for acute pancreatitis (AP), the day of the week on which the admission occurs may influence the outcome of care. The link between reduced weekend staffing practices and outcomes for patients hospitalised for AP, however, has been inadequately studied.To evaluate the relationship between weekend admission and AP
Michał Lipiński, Grażyna Rydzewska
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The “Weekend Effect” in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation [PDF]
Journal of Chest SurgeryBackground: The phenomenon known as the “weekend effect” impacts various medical disciplines. We compared outcomes between regular hours and off hours to investigate the presence of the weekend effect in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...
Kinam Shin, Won Chul Cho, Pil Je Kang
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A Retrospective Evaluation of Critical Care Blood Culture Yield - Do Support Services Contribute to the "Weekend Effect"? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The "weekend effect" describes an increase in adverse outcomes for patients admitted at the weekend. Critical care units have moved to higher intensity working patterns to address this with some improved outcomes. However, support services have persisted
Ben Morton +4 more
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Weekend effect on 30-day mortality for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke analyzed using severity index and staffing level [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Background and purpose Previous studies on the weekend effect—a phenomenon where stroke outcomes differ depending on whether the stroke occurred on a weekend—mostly targeted ischemic stroke and showed inconsistent results.
Seung Bin Kim +4 more
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Demystifying the Weekend Effect: What We Can Do to Avoid Deadly Weekends. [PDF]
JACC Asia, 2022 [Figure: see text]
Yuan X, Nienaber CA.
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The impact of holiday season and weekend effect on traumatic injury mortality: Evidence from a 10-year analysis [PDF]
Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2023 Objectives: Trauma is one of the leading causes of death and its incidence increases annually. The “weekend effect” and “holiday season effect” on traumatic injury mortality remain controversial, whereby traumatic injury patients admitted during weekends
Po-Chen Lin +9 more
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The weekend effect on mechanical thrombectomy: A nationwide analysis before and after the pivotal 2015 trials [PDF]
Brain Circulation, 2022 OBJECTIVES: As hospitals rapidly implement mechanical thrombectomy (MT) into stroke protocols following the pivotal trials in 2015, access to and outcomes from MT may be poorer for weekend-admitted patients.
Blake E S Taylor +6 more
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The weekend effect in liver transplantation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:The weekend effect describes a phenomenon whereby patients admitted to hospitals on weekends are at higher risk of complications compared to those admitted during weekdays.
Felix Becker +13 more
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Does the magnetosphere behave differently on weekends? [PDF]
Annales Geophysicae, 2002 Global geomagnetic activity has been suggested to be enhanced during weekends above the weekly average after 1930. Before the 1930s, weekends and weekdays were found to be equally active.
A. Karinen +4 more
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The weekend effect in pelvic fractures and influence of weekday and weekend accident days: a retrospective study of the German Pelvic Registry [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTreatment of pelvic fractures requires extensive human and material resources. The weekend is characterized by a reduced availability of these resources. In addition, weekend leisure activities lead to different injury patterns.
Christof K. Audretsch +8 more
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