Is the presence of medical trainees associated with increased mortality with weekend admission?

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ricciardi, Rocco ^a   Nelson, Jason ^a   Roberts, Patricia L ^a   Marcello, Peter W ^a   Read, Thomas E ^a   Schoetz, David J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Non elective; Trainee; Weekend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892176308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-14-4     Document Type: Article

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