Effects of Weekend on the Prognoses for Patients Visiting to Emergency Medical Centers
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 356-362, 2005.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Despite the increased number of patients visiting emergency rooms on weekends, the level of staffing is often lower than it is on weekdays. It is uncertain whether in-hospital mortality rates among patients depend on when they visited the hospital on a weekend or on a weekday.METHODS:
We analyzed 21,645 patients who visited our emergency department in 2003. We compared death within 48 hours after a visit to the emergency room between patients who visited on weekends and those with visited on weekdays. The odds of death within 48 hours for patients who visited on a weekend were analyzed by using a multivariate logistic regression. The severity of illness was adjusted by using triage and the Charlson comorbidity score.RESULTS:
Compared with patients who visited on weekdays, the number of patients who visited on weekends was increased in 30%. The mortality rates were not statistically different for patients who visited on weekends and patients who visited on weekdays (3.1% vs 2.8%, p=0.399). However, two diagnoses (pneumonia and spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage) were associated significantly with a weekend effect.CONCLUSION:
Visiting the emergency department on weekends was not associated with a higher mortality than visiting the emergency department on weekdays.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Comorbidade
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Modelos Logísticos
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Mortalidade
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Triagem
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Mortalidade Hospitalar
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Diagnóstico
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Emergências
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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