Seven-day services in surgery and the “weekend effect” at a Japanese teaching hospital: a retrospective cohort study

Seven-day services in surgery and the “weekend effect” at a Japanese teaching hospital: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Hospitals deliver 24-h, 7-day care on a 5-day workweek model, as fewer resources are available on weekends. In prior studies, poorer outcomes have been observed with weekend admission or surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 7-day service at a hospit...

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Main Authors: Masaaki Matoba, Takashi Suzuki, Hirotaka Ochiai, Takako Shirasawa, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akira Minoura, Hitomi Sano, Mizue Ishii, Akatsuki Kokaze, Hiroshi Otake, Tsuyoshi Kasama, Yumi Kamijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:
Quality measurement
Hospital mortality
Hospital care
Surgery
Weekend
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-020-00250-w

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