The effect of weekend versus weekday admission on outcomes of esophageal variceal hemorrhage

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 495-501

  Myers, Robert P ^a   Kaplan, Gilaad G ^a   Shaheen, Abdel Aziz M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Database; Health services research; Hemorrhage; Outcome assessment; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349250475     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/713789     Document Type: Article

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