Weekend Admissions to Critical Care: Why Do More of These Patients Die?

[摘要] A recent issue of Chest included a report by Cavallazzi et al1 that systematically examined the literature for evidence of an association between off-hours (night or weekend) admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) and the patient’s risk of death. Based on previous research that suggested a link between these factors, the authors anticipated that their literature analysis of studies conducted in North America, Europe, and Asia would reveal that patients who are admitted to an ICU during night or weekend hours would have a higher risk of death compared to patients admitted during daytime hours on weekdays. Of the 10 studies that met the inclusion criteria, 8 studies examined admissions at night and 6 considered weekend admissions. Analysis of the pooled study data revealed 2 striking and contrasting findings:

[学科分类] 护理学

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