Background Intensive care research has predominantly relied on conventional methods like
randomized controlled trials. However, the increasing popularity of open-access, free …

Introduction: Digitalization in medicine is steadily increasing. Complex treatments, scarce
personnel resources and a high level of documentation are a constant burden on healthcare …

Rationale: Compliance with sepsis bundles is associated with better outcomes, but
information to support structural actions that might improve compliance is scarce. Few …

Background Evidence of a “weekend effect” is limited in emergency general surgery (EGS).
We hypothesized that there are increased rates of complications, death, and failure-to …

Background The effects of surgical day (workdays or weekends) on occurrence and
outcome of cardiac surgery associated-acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) remains unclear. This …

Abstract Introduction Since the 1999 Institute of Medicine report, hospitals have
implemented a myriad of measures to protect patients from medical errors. At this point …

Purpose: To investigate the impact of weekend admission on mortality for patients with
septic shock. Material and Methods: Retrospective cohort study of adults in the 2017 to 2018 …

Rationale Increased mortality in patients admitted to hospitals on weekends is a well-
described phenomenon labeled the “weekend effect.” Studies evaluating the weekend effect …

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing year by year. The
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reported that more than 630,000 …

The 2001 landmark New England Journal of Medicine paper by Bell and Redelmeier [2]
managed to express in numbers a generations-old belief: patients admitted in the weekend …