Weekend Admission and Mortality from Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Mortality was higher with weekend versus weekday admissions, but patient factors might play a larger role than time or day of admission in determining outcomes.

Multiple studies have suggested that hospital admissions on weekends, holidays, or at night might be associated with poor outcomes for a variety of conditions. However, studies of outcomes for patients admitted with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) during these times have provided varying results (JW Gastroenterol Apr 6 2012 and JW Gastroenterol May 29 2009).

To examine this issue further, investigators in the Netherlands performed a prospective, observational study of 571 patients admitted with UGIB to 8 hospitals during a 1-year period. The day and time of admission was noted along with demographic, clinical, and endoscopic data.

Logistic regression analysis that controlled for potential confounding variables showed that patients admi…

Reviewing Author

David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)

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David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)

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