The analysis of chronobiology of cardiovascular events initially focused on the circadian and
seasonal variability. The research on triggering mechanisms highlighted the need to assess …

Background While clinical guidelines provide a framework for hospital management of
spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), variation in the resource use and costs of …

Background Weekend admission is associated with increased mortality across a range of
patient populations and health-care systems. The aim of this study was to determine whether …

Background The weekend effect, the phenomenon of patients admitted at the weekend
having a higher mortality risk, has been widely investigated and documented in both elective …

Objective To investigate variations in quality of acute stroke care and outcomes by day and
time of admission in London hyperacute stroke units compared with the rest of England …

To the Editor The Viewpoint by Dr Black1 discussed recent high-quality studies from the
United Kingdom about emergency admissions or admissions for stroke that did not …

Different utilization of intensive care services (ICSs) for... : Medicine Different utilization of
intensive care services (ICSs) for patients dying of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, a …

Empirical evidence on the so-called 'weekend-effect'on stroke mortality is mixed with some
studies reporting significantly higher mortality for weekend admissions and others finding no …

Introduction: Acute bacterial pneumonia is a common and potentially fatal disease where
early recognition and treatment are crucial. Increasing medical literature suggests worse …

Objectives To examine the effect of weekend admission on short and long-term morbidity
and mortality, for patients admitted to intensive care after suffering a cerebrovascular …