European Society of Anaesthesiology

European Society of Anaesthesiology

References:

European Society of Anaesthesiology (2014, May 31). Risk of death highest following surgery in afternoons, at weekends, and in February. EurekAlert! Retrieved from http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/eso-rod052914.php

Webster Crowley, R., Yeoh, H. K., Stukenborg, G. J., Medel, R., Kassell, N. F., & Dumont, A. S. (2009). Influence of weekend hospital admission on short-term mortality after intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. Advance online publication. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.546572

Redelmeier, D. A., & Bell, C. M. (2007). Weekend worriers. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(11), 1164–1165. Retrieved fromhttp://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe068310

Augenstein, S. (2011). “Weekend effect” a problem in understaffed hospitals, study finds. NJ.com. Retrieved from

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/weekend_effect_a_problem_in_un.html

Campbell, D. (2013, May 29). Risk of death from surgery greater at the weekend, study finds. The Guardian. Retrieved fromhttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/may/28/death-risk-higher-nhs-fridays

Campbell, D. (2012, February 2). Hospital patients more at risk at weekends. The Guardian. Retrieved fromhttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/feb/03/hospital-patients-risk-weekends