A ‘weekend effect’ in operative emergency general surgery

Summary: National Inpatient Sample data was examined and revealed that weekend operation is associated with increased mortality in emergency general surgery. Though weekend operation was not independently associated with an increase in complication rate, there was an interactive effect with hospital teaching status.

Source: American Journal of Surgery - November 12, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Justin S. Hatchimonji, Elinore J. Kaufman, Catherine E. Sharoky, Lucy W, Daniel N. Holena Source Type: research