Association between weekend admission and in-hospital mortality for pulmonary embolism: An observational study and meta-analysis

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Sep 1:194:72-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.098. Epub 2015 May 19.

Authors

Craig I Coleman¹, Robert D Brunault², Whitney J Saulsberry³

Affiliations

¹ University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Storrs, CT, USA; University of Connecticut, Hartford Hospital Evidence-Based Practice Center, Hartford, CT, USA. Electronic address: craig.coleman@hhchealth.org.
² University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Storrs, CT, USA.
³ University of Connecticut, Hartford Hospital Evidence-Based Practice Center, Hartford, CT, USA.

PMID: 26005808
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.098

No abstract available

Keywords: Mortality; Pulmonary embolism; Weekend.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Hospital Mortality*
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitalization / trends
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Pulmonary Embolism / mortality*
United States / epidemiology