@article{JTD15130,
author = {Roberto Manfredini and Alfredo De Giorgi and Fabio Fabbian},
title = {Acute diseases, emergency admissions and mortality during weekends: should we be worried?},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {9},
number = {9},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {A series of studies has reported a so called “weekend (WE) effect” for hospital admissions, referring to a higher risk for mortality for patients admitted on WE (Saturday to Sunday) than for those admitted on weekdays (WD). A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since, more than fifteen years ago, Bell & Redelmeier reported an association between WE admissions and significantly higher in-hospital mortality (IHM) rates for some acute diseases (1).},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/15130}
}