Association of Weekend Admission and Weekend Discharge with Length of Stay and 30-Day Readmission in Children's Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worse outcomes among adults presenting for/receiving care on weekends (ie, "the weekend effect") have been observed for many diseases. However, little is known about the overall impact of the weekend effect in hospitalized children.

Objective

o determine the association between weekend admission and length of stay (LOS) and between weekend discharge and 30-day all-cause readmission.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional study of children hospitalized between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015 using the Pediatric Health Information System. Birth hospitalizations and planned procedures were excluded. We used generalized linear mixed modeling to assess the independent association between weekend admission and LOS and weekend discharge and r

SUBMITTER: Markham JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12820772 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature