Don't Get Admitted On The Weekend
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Effects of weekend admission and hospital teaching status on in-hospital mortality.
The American Journal of Medicine.; 2004 Aug 1;117(3) p151 - 157
Conclusion: Patients admitted to hospitals on weekends experienced slightly higher risk-adjusted mortality than did patients admitted on weekdays. While overall mortality was similar for patients admitted to all hospital categories, the weekend effect was larger in major teaching hospitals and is cause for concern.
