Higher mortality rate in patients hospitalised for acute pulmonary embolism during weekends

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-89

  Gallerani, Massimo ^a   Imberti, Davide ^a   Ageno, Walter ^b   Dentali, Francesco ^b   Manfredini, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mortality; Pulmonary embolism; Weekend

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEEKDAY; WEEKEND;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROUPS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 79960033305     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-02-0068     Document Type: Article

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