Higher Rate Of Death For Weekend Hospital Admissions
- 9 years ago
A recent study has found that the rate of death is higher for people admitted to the hospital on the weekend versus weekdays across four countries--the U.S., England, Australia, and the Netherlands.
It’s never a good time to go to the hospital, but certain days may be worse than others.
New research has found that the risk of death goes up by "about 10 percent in relative risk terms" for those admitted during the weekend versus the weekdays.
According to one of the authors, these rates translate to an additional 20 to 25,000 fatalities in the U.S. annually simply based on what has been termed the "weekend effect."
Though this phenomenon had been i
It’s never a good time to go to the hospital, but certain days may be worse than others.
New research has found that the risk of death goes up by "about 10 percent in relative risk terms" for those admitted during the weekend versus the weekdays.
According to one of the authors, these rates translate to an additional 20 to 25,000 fatalities in the U.S. annually simply based on what has been termed the "weekend effect."
Though this phenomenon had been i