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Day of the week and surgical mortality
Hospital set up over the week explains difference in mortality for elective surgery
BMJ 2013; 346 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f3996 (Published 25 June 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f3996
- Ajay M Verma, gastroenterology specialty registrar and endoscopy research fellow1
- 1Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kettering NN16 8UZ, UK
- ajaymarkverma{at}gmail.com
After the media tsunami to Aylin and colleagues’ analysis, I read the paper carefully to discover why the 30 day mortality for elective surgery on Monday and at the weekend is significantly different.1
The media suggest that at weekends work-shy consultants are absent, leaving junior doctors to run amok and kill patients. I have noticed that weekend elective lists are mainly waiting …
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