Off-Hour Admission and Mortality Risk for 28 Specific Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 251 Cohorts [Epidemiology]
Conclusions
Off-hour admission is associated with increased mortality risk, and the associations varied substantially for different diseases. Specialists, nurses, as well as hospital administrators and health policymakers can take these findings into consideration to improve the quality and continuity of medical services.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - Category: Cardiology Authors: Zhou, Y., Li, W., Herath, C., Xia, J., Hu, B., Song, F., Cao, S., Lu, Z. Tags: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Health Services, Meta Analysis, Mortality/Survival Source Type: research
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