Weekly variation in health-care quality by day and time of admission: a nationwide, registry-based, prospective cohort study of acute stroke care.

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Authors
Bray, B. D.
Cloud, G. C.
James, Martin
Hemingway, H.
Paley, L.
Stewart, K.
Tyrrell, P. J.
Wolfe, C. D. A.
Rudd, A.G.
Journal
Lancet (London, England)
Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier
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Studies in many health systems have shown evidence of poorer quality health care for patients admitted on weekends or overnight than for those admitted during the week (the so-called weekend effect). We postulated that variation in quality was dependent on not only day, but also time, of admission, and aimed to describe the pattern and magnitude of variation in the quality of acute stroke care across the entire week.
Citation
Weekly variation in health-care quality by day and time of admission: a nationwide, registry-based, prospective cohort study of acute stroke care. 2016: 388 (10040): 170-7
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