Weekend versus Weekday Admission and In-Hospital Mortality from Ischemic Stroke in Japan

Background: The initial treatment of acute ischemic stroke critically affects patient outcome. Patient outcome may also be associated with the day of hospital admission due to differences in the number of the hospital staff between weekdays and weekends. We aimed to assess the effect of weekend admission on in-hospital mortality among patients with ischemic stroke in Japan. Methods: We analyzed patients with ischemic stroke from a large nationwide administrative dataset. The patients were grouped according to the treatment ward to which they were initially admitted: a general medical ward (GMW) or an intensive or stroke care unit (S-ICU).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research