Magnitude and modifiers of the weekend effect in hospital admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YF Chen, X Armoiry, C Higenbottam, N Cowley… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To examine the magnitude of the weekend effect, defined as differences in patient
outcomes between weekend and weekday hospital admissions, and factors influencing it …

Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: an analysis of electronic health records

AS Walker, A Mason, TP Quan, NJ Fawcett… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Weekend hospital admission is associated with increased mortality, but the
contributions of varying illness severity and admission time to this weekend effect remain …

Increasing specialist intensity at weekends to improve outcomes for patients undergoing emergency hospital admission: the HiSLAC two-phase mixed-methods study

J Bion, C Aldridge, C Beet, A Boyal, YF Chen, M Clancy… - 2021 - figshare.le.ac.uk
NHS England's 7-day services policy comprised 10 standards to improve access to quality
health care across all days of the week. Six standards targeted hospital specialists on the …

Unreported clinical deterioration in emergency department patients: a point prevalence study

BM Scott, J Considine, M Botti - Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Formal processes for recognising and responding to deteriorating emergency
department (ED) patients are variable despite features of the ED context that may increase …

Challenges, uncertainties and perceived benefits of providing weekend allied health services—a managers' perspective

D Mitchell, L O'Brien, A Bardoel, T Haines - BMC Health Services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Health services that operate 7 days per week are under pressure to show the
increased cost of providing weekend services can be measured in improved patient …

[HTML][HTML] The weekend effect–How can it be mitigated? Introduction of a consultant-delivered emergency general surgical service

K Somasundram, JJ Neville, Y Sinha, T Agarwal… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Poorer patient outcomes for emergency general surgery have been observed in
patients admitted to hospital over the weekend. This paper reports the outcomes of a …

Implementation of a clinical pathway based on a computerized physician order entry system for ischemic stroke attenuates off-hour and weekend effects in the ED

JM Yang, YS Park, SP Chung, HS Chung… - The American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Admission on weekends and off-hours has been associated with poor
outcomes and mortality from acute stroke. The purpose of this study was to investigate …

Weekend hospitalization and inhospital mortality: a gender effect?

A De Giorgi, F Fabbian, R Tiseo… - The American …, 2015 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Weekend hospitalization and inhospital mortality: a gender effect? Weekend hospitalization and
inhospital mortality: a gender effect? Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov;33(11):1701-3. doi …

[HTML][HTML] Does the time of solitary rapid response team call affect patient outcome?

MY Singh, R Vegunta, K Karpe… - Indian Journal of Critical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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[PDF][PDF] The use of routine case record data to evaluate quality of inpatient hospital care for newborns and children in Kenya

DN Gathara - 2015 - pure.uva.nl
Background: Implementation of WHO case management guidelines for serious common
childhood illnesses remains a challenge in hospitals in low-income countries. The impact of …