Postoperative Outcomes Following Preweekend Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The phenomenon of a weekend effect refers to a higher potential for adverse outcomes in patients receiving care over the weekend. Few prior studies have comprehensively investigated the effects of postoperative weekend care on surgical outcomes in a generalizable cohort.

Objective

To examine differences in short-term and long-term postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing surgical procedures immediately before vs after the weekend.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a population-based, retrospective cohort secondary analysis of adult patients in Ontario, Canada, undergoing 1 of 25 common surgical procedures between January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2019, with 1 year of follow-up. Data analysis was performed from October to November 2022.

Exposu

SUBMITTER: Ranganathan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature