Weekend and public holiday admissions increased the risk of hospital deaths by up to 41 percent

Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:01 in Health & Medicine

Patients treated by Welsh (UK) hospitals for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding were 41% more likely die if they were admitted on a public holiday and 13% more likely if it was at the weekend,...

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