From: Severity of illness and the weekend mortality effect: a retrospective cohort study
Secondary Outcomes | Monday through Friday | Weekend (Saturday/Sunday) | p-value | ||
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No. Observed | Median [IQR] | No. Observed | Median [IQR] | ||
LOS (days) | 8,408,721 | 3 [2–7] | 1,956,882 | 4 [2–6] | < 0.001 |
Total Cost (USD) | 8,219,677 | 9999 [5459 – 19,247] | 1,907,171 | 8224 [4732 – 16,696] | < 0.001 |
Hospital Acquired Conditions | 8,408,723 | 1,956,882 | |||
HAC criteria is not met | 8,385,152 (99.72) | 1,951,178 (99.71) | < 0.001 | ||
One or more HAC criteria met | 23,571 (0.28) | 5704 (0.29) | < 0.001 |