Weekend effect on mortality by medical specialty in six secondary hospitals in the Helsinki metropolitan area over a 14-year period

Weekend effect on mortality by medical specialty in six secondary hospitals in the Helsinki metropolitan area over a 14-year period

Abstract Background The weekend effect is the phenomenon of a patient’s day of admission affecting their risk for mortality. Our study reviews the situation at six secondary hospitals in the greater Helsinki area over a 14-year period by specialty, in order to examine the effect of centralization of...

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Main Authors: Morag Tolvi, Kimmo Mattila, Jari Haukka, Leena-Maija Aaltonen, Lasse Lehtonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Hospital mortality
Patient discharge
Treatment outcome
Weekend effect
Quality of healthcare
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05142-4

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