News Fresh Today: Getting into the Hospital During Weekends Could Raise Mortality Risk

Sunday, 1 June 2014

Getting into the Hospital During Weekends Could Raise Mortality Risk

Patients admitted to hospital during weekends have higher mortality, a new review has found. The study is by Dr Hiroshi Hoshijima, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, and colleagues. The analysis included 72 studies from various world regions, covering 55,053,719 participants. The authors found that weekend admission was associated with increased morality of between 15% and 17% depending on the statistical technique used. Subgroup analysis revealed that ...