Weekends admitted adult medical patients have higher in-hospital mortality in Ethiopia: An implication for quality improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Weekend effect' is a term used to describe the increased mortality associated with weekend emergency admissions to hospitals compared with admissions on weekdays. This effect was not investigated in Ethiopia among adult patients admitted to hospitals. We aimed to find out whether the weekend effect exists in the country's a teaching hospital.

Methods

The study was conducted among adult medical patients admitted at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from September 2020 to September 2023. We extracted the data from the electronic medical records, and those with missed outcomes, length of hospital stays, and diagnosis were excluded. We used a multivariable logistic regression model to determine the association between the outcome and risk fac

SUBMITTER: Arega B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500864 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature