"The Weekend Effect": Weekday versus Weekend comparison of patients admitted with NSTEMI in terms of length of hospital stay, door to balloon time and left ventricular function

Authors

Wajahat Humayun, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Ali Raza Ghani, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Asoka Balaratna, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Mary Naglak, PhD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow

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Description

The primary objective of our study was to determine the difference in the outcome, if any, between patients presenting with NSTEMI on weekends versus weekdays. We also looked for the difference in clinical outcomes between these two groups of patients.

Poster presented at annual House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Posters.

Publication Date

5-31-2017

Keywords

annual House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Posters, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, "The Weekend Effect": Weekday versus Weekend comparison of patients admitted with NSTEMI in terms of length of hospital stay, door to balloon time and left ventricular function

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Recommended Citation

Humayun, MD, Wajahat; Ghani, MD, Ali Raza; Balaratna, MD, Asoka; and Naglak, PhD, Mary, ""The Weekend Effect": Weekday versus Weekend comparison of patients admitted with NSTEMI in terms of length of hospital stay, door to balloon time and left ventricular function" (2017). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 21.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/21