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Hospitals are dangerous places.

Abstract:: OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of day of the week on the odds of being discharged alive from an intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN: A longitudinal analysis of risk of discharge by day of the week. SETTING AND PATIENTS: 4569 patients admitted to the ICU of St Thomas' Hospital, London, from 2002 to 2006. RESULTS: The odds of being discharged alive were lowest on the weekend and literally climbed during the week. CONCLUSION: Our results show a frightening pattern of discharge from an ICU ward...
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Barnett, A., Graves, N., Cooper, B., Batra, R., & Edgeworth, J. (2008). Hospitals are dangerous places. Medical Journal of Australia, 189(11-12), 672.

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Barnett, A., et al. “Hospitals Are Dangerous Places.” Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 189, no. 11-12, 2008, p. 672.

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Barnett, A, N Graves, B Cooper, R Batra, and J Edgeworth. 2008. “Hospitals Are Dangerous Places.” Medical Journal of Australia 189 (11-12): 672.
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University of Oxford

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NDM

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Journal:: Medical journal of Australia
Volume:: 189
Issue:: 11-12
Pages:: 672
Publication date:: 2008-01-01
EISSN:: 1326-5377
ISSN:: 0025-729X

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Language:: English
Keywords:: London

Longitudinal Studies

Humans

Hospital Mortality

Intensive Care Units

Patient Discharge
Pubs id:: pubs:223885
UUID:: uuid:619bed76-d32c-4a1c-b405-df9c3d73b276
Local pid:: pubs:223885
Source identifiers:: 223885
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19

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Copyright date:: 2008

Licence:: Terms and Conditions of Use for Oxford University Research Archive

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