Open AccessWeekend Surgical Admissions of Pediatric IBD Patients Have a Higher Risk of Complication in Hospitals Across the US
Author(s) -
Matthew D. Egberg,
Joseph A. Galanko,
Michael D. Kappelman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izz139
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , complication , emergency medicine , general surgery , disease , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery
Surgical admissions occurring over the weekend have worse clinical outcomes compared with weekday admissions. This study is the first to demonstrate weekend admission as an independent risk factor for in-hospital complication in both pediatric CD and UC hospitalizations.
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