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Table 2 Adjusted odds of in-hospital mortality in 292,399 emergency admissions and 164,277 elective admissions

From: Weekend effect on mortality by medical specialty in six secondary hospitals in the Helsinki metropolitan area over a 14-year period

SPECIALTY

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Acute psychiatry

 emergency

1.014 (0.141 to 7.268)

1.580 (0.261 to 9.561)

1

3.183 (0.634 to 15.977)

0.522 (0.047 to 5.824)

2.567 (0.423 to 15.595)

1.631 (0.227 to 11.747)

 elective

0.255 (0.021 to 3.160)

2.015 (0.320 to 12.707)

1

0.000 (0.000 to Inf)

2.544 (0.371 to 17.464)

0.000 (0.000 to Inf)

0.000 (0.000 to Inf)

Surgery

 emergency

1.102 (0.911 to 1.334)

0.949 (0.779 to 1.156)

1

0.988 (0.809 to 1.206)

1.097 (0.899 to 1.338)

0.981 (0.792 to 1.215)

1.158 (0.942 to 1.424)

 elective

0.946 (0.611 to 1.463)

0.748 (0.477 to 1.175)

1

0.837 (0.522 to 1.343)

1.466 (0.915 to 2.350)

3.153 (1.586 to 6.266)

1.095 (0.641 to 1.868)

Gynecology & obstetrics

 emergency

3.583 (0.707 to 18.164)

6.761 (1.347 to 33.931)

1

3.758 (0.716 to 19.714)

3.787 (0.725 to 19.783)

4.072 (0.737 to 22.508)

4.579 (0.830 to 25.255)

 elective

4.939 (0.561 to 43.479)

3.741 (0.403 to 34.732)

1

1.449 (0.088 to 23.982)

5.149 (0.437 to 60.607)

21.255 (1.738 to 259.903)

7.869 (0.420 to 147.397)

Internal medicine

 emergency

1.137 (1.015 to 1.273)

1.133 (1.011 to 1.269)

1

1.089 (0.969 to 1.223)

1.135 (1.012 to 1.274)

1.230 (1.090 to 1.389)

1.380 (1.226 to 1.555)

 elective

0.837 (0.601 to 1.167)

1.039 (0.757 to 1.425)

1

1.074 (0.765 to 1.507)

1.864 (1.353 to 2.568)

2.460 (1.711 to 3.537)

1.206 (0.801 to 1.815)

Pulmonology

 emergency

0.892 (0.705 to 1.129)

1.005 (0.793 to 1.273)

1

0.991 (0.781 to 1.259)

1.093 (0.862 to 1.387)

1.048 (0.812 to 1.354)

1.224 (0.954 to 1.572)

 elective

0.886 (0.512 to 1.535)

0.996 (0.590 to 1.681)

1

1.329 (0.785 to 2.250)

1.897 (1.075 to 3.346)

2.632 (1.194 to 5.802)

2.642 (1.298 to 5.379)

Neurology

 emergency

1.241 (0.772 to 1.996)

0.893 (0.535 to 1.491)

1

1.263 (0.779 to 2.047)

1.464 (0.909 to 2.358)

1.373 (0.836 to 2.257)

1.509 (0.923 to 2.466)

 elective

1.927 (0.598 to 6.209)

0.988 (0.301 to 3.244)

1

2.157 (0.671 to 6.937)

1.463 (0.367 to 5.830)

1.235 (0.278 to 5.493)

1.483 (0.325 to 6.772)

Otorhinolaryngology

 elective

0.000 (0 to Inf)

0.000 (0 to Inf)

1

12.892 (0 to Inf)

0.824 (0 to Inf)

1.994e+ 14 (0 to Inf)

0.275 (0 to Inf)

Pediatrics

 emergency

0.842 (0.042 to 16.711)

2.960 (0.235 to 37.299)

1

0.849 (0.044 to 16.441)

2.375 (0.182 to 31.073)

0.000 (0.000 to Inf)

0.996 (0.054 to 18.516)

 elective

0.000 (0.000 to Inf)

0.969 (0.040 to 23.587)

1

0.000 (0.000 to Inf)

2.237 (0.064 to 78.594)

9.333 (0.269 to 324.341)

0.000 (0.000 to Inf)