Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality

...was 13% higher in heart attack patients who arrived at the emergency department off-hours (weeknights, weekends and holidays), according to a recent study.

Source: "Impact of Time of Presentation on Process Performance and Outcomes in ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction," Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, abstract only, July 2014, http://circoutcomes.ahajournals.org/content/early/2014/07/29/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000740.abstract.

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