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Background
Weekend admission is associated with increased mortality across a range of patient populations and healthcare systems. The aim of this study was to determine whether weekend admission is independently associated with serious adverse events (SAE), in-hospital mortality, or failure to rescue (FTR) in emergency general surgery (EGS).
Methods
An observational study using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2012-2013; the largest all-payer inpatient database...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
- Version:
- Accepted manuscript
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.jss.2017.10.019
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Surgical Research Journal website
- Volume:
- 222
- Pages:
- 219-224
- Publication date:
- 2017-12-20
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-10-12
- DOI:
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1095-8673
- ISSN:
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0022-4804
- Pubs id:
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pubs:737399
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uri:2b176256-a855-42f9-8ccc-4236bec56411
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uuid:2b176256-a855-42f9-8ccc-4236bec56411
- Local pid:
- pubs:737399
- Copyright holder:
- Elsevier Inc
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2017.10.019
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Is there a "weekend effect" in emergency general surgery?
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