Magnitude and modifiers of the weekend effect in hospital admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the magnitude of the weekend effect, defined as differences in patient outcomes between weekend and weekday hospital admissions, and factors influencing it.

Design

A systematic review incorporating Bayesian meta-analyses and meta-regression.

Data sources

We searched seven databases including MEDLINE and EMBASE from January 2000 to April 2015, and updated the MEDLINE search up to November 2017. Eligibility criteria: primary research studies published in peer-reviewed journals of unselected admissions (not focusing on specific conditions) investigating the weekend effect on mortality, adverse events, length of hospital stay (LoS) or patient satisfaction.

Results

For the systematic review, we included 68 studies (70 articles) covering over 640

SUBMITTER: Chen YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6561443 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature