Linking the severity of illness and the weekend effect: a cohort study examining emergency department visits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite extensive research on the "weekend effect" i.e., the increased mortality associated with hospital admission during weekend, knowledge about disease severity in previous studies is limited. The aim of this study is to examine patient characteristics, including disease severity, 30-day mortality, and length of stay (LOS), according to time of admission to an emergency department.

Methods

Our study encompassed all patients admitted to a Danish emergency department in 2014-2015. Using data from electronic patient records, this study examines patient characteristics including age, gender, Charlson Comorbidity Index score, triage score, and primary diagnosis. Triage score and transfer to intensive care unit (ICU) were used as indicators of disease severity. LOS

SUBMITTER: Duvald I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6125948 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature