The impact of weekends on outcome for emergency patients

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 621-625

  Schmulewitz, L ^a   Proudfoot, A ^b   Bell, Derek ^c  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital mortality; Length of stay; Levels of staffing; Medical admissions units; Outcome assessment; Readmission rates; Weekday admission; Weekend admission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLLAPSE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 29244460046     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-6-621     Document Type: Article

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