Patients admitted to hospital at weekends have higher mortality: Study of 55 million people adds further evidence
Sunday, June 1, 2014 - 05:31
in Health & Medicine
A systematic review and meta-analysis of hospital data worldwide adds further evidence that patients admitted to hospital at weekends have higher mortality than those admitted on weekdays. The analysis included 72 studies from various world regions, covering 55,053,719 participants. The authors found that weekend admission was associated with increased morality of between 15% and 17% depending on the statistical technique used.