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Effect of the summer holiday season on ischaemic stroke care in Finland
The standard of patient care has been suggested to suffer as freshly graduated doctors enter the workforce (the July Phenomenon in the US and the August Killing Season in the UK). The evidence on this phenomenon is conflicting and differs by medical specialties. There has been only one study investigating a possible July effect in Finland reporting no effect on the standard of care in internal medicine [1]. Reports on the subject concerning the care of acute ischaemic stroke (IS), a major cause of disability and death, are scarce with only two studies published.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - June 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jussi Sipilä, Jori O. Ruuskanen, Päivi Rautava, Ville Kytö Source Type: research