Worni, Mathias; Østbye, Truls; Gandhi, Mihir; Rajgor, Dimple; Shah, Jatin; Shah, Anand; Pietrobon, Ricardo; Jacobs, Danny O; Guller, Ulrich (2012). Laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes on the weekend and during the week are no different: a national study of 151,774 patients. World journal of surgery, 36(7), pp. 1527-33. New York, N.Y.: Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00268-012-1550-z
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The "weekend effect" is defined as increased morbidity and mortality for patients admitted on weekends compared with weekdays. It has been observed for several diseases, including myocardial infarction and renal insufficiency; however, it has not yet been investigated for laparoscopic appendectomy in acute appendicitis-one of the most prevalent surgical diagnoses.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Visceral Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Worni, Mathias, Güller, Ulrich |
ISSN: |
0364-2313 |
Publisher: |
Springer-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:40 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:12 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00268-012-1550-z |
PubMed ID: |
22411091 |
Web of Science ID: |
000304880600010 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.16386 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/16386 (FactScience: 224013) |
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