Weekend admission and mortality for gastrointestinal disorders across England and Wales.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little has been reported on mortality following admissions at weekends for many gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. The aim was to establish whether GI disorders are susceptible to increased mortality following unscheduled admission on weekends compared with weekdays.

Methods

Record linkage was undertaken of national administrative inpatient and mortality data for people in England and Wales who were hospitalized as an emergency for one of 19 major GI disorders.

Results

The study included 2 254 701 people in England and 155 464 in Wales. For 11 general surgical and medical GI disorders there were little, or no, significant weekend effects on mortality at 30 days in either country. There were large consistent weekend effects in both countries for severe liver d

SUBMITTER: Roberts SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5656931 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature