An examination of cardiovascular intensive care unit mortality based on admission day and time.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent interest in the 'weekend effect' has been expanded to cardiovascular intensive care units, yet the impact of off-hours admission on mortality and cardiovascular ICU (CICU) length of stay remains uncertain.

Objectives

We examine the association between CICU admission day and time with mortality. Additionally, length-of-stay was also evaluated in relation to admission time.

Methods

A single-center, retrospective cohort study was conducted including 10,638 adult patients admitted to a CICU in a tertiary-care academic medical center from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2019. ICU mortality and length-of-stay were assessed by admission day and time adjusting for comorbid conditions and other clinical variables. We used logistic regression models to evaluate the f

SUBMITTER: Langston MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919342 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature