"Weekend Effect" or "Saturday Effect"? An Analysis of Hospital Mortality for Patients With Ischemic Stroke in South Carolina

Circulation. 2016 Nov 8;134(19):1510-1512. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024535.

Authors

Lu Shi¹, Donglan Zhang², Liwei Chen¹, Khoa D Truong¹

Affiliations

¹ From Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, SC (L.S., L.C., K.D.T.); and Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (D.Z.).
² From Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, SC (L.S., L.C., K.D.T.); and Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens (D.Z.). dzhang@uga.edu.

PMID: 27821424
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024535

No abstract available

Keywords: hospital performance; mortality; stroke care.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

After-Hours Care*
Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
Brain Ischemia / mortality*
Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
Brain Ischemia / therapy
Databases, Factual
Hospice Care
Hospital Mortality*
Humans
Incidence
Patient Admission*
Patient Discharge
Risk Factors
South Carolina / epidemiology
Stroke / diagnosis
Stroke / mortality*
Stroke / physiopathology
Time Factors