A retrospective study of seven-day consultant working: Reductions in mortality and length of stay

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 261-267

  Leong, K S ^a   Titman, A ^b   Brown, M ^a   Powell, R ^c   Moore, E ^a   Bowen Jones, D ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

30 day mortality; In hospital; Length of stay; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICINE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT-OF-HOURS CARE; PATIENT ACUITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRENDS;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT ACUITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84949756684     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2015.402     Document Type: Article

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