Outcomes of hospitalizations with atrial fibrillation-flutter on a weekday versus weekend: an analysis from a 2014 nationwide inpatient sample

Outcomes of hospitalizations with atrial fibrillation-flutter on a weekday versus weekend: an analysis from a 2014 nationwide inpatient sample

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation-flutter (AF) admitted on the weekends were initially reported to have poor outcomes. The primary purpose of this study is to re-evaluate the outcomes for weekend versus weekday AF hospitalization using the 2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). Methods I...

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Main Authors: Dinesh C. Voruganti, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Abhishek Deshmukh, Michael C. Giudici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-01-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Weekend
Cardioversion
Anticoagulation
In-hospital mortality
Time to cardioversion
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6211.pdf

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