Table 3 Number of patients and crude hospital mortality in studies in which outcomes were assessed for weekend versus weekday discharge
First author/publication year | Total number of patients discharged | Discharged during weekend, n (%) | Discharged during weekdays, n (%) | Crude hospital mortality among patients discharged during weekend, % | Crude hospital mortality among patients discharged during weekdays, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azevedo et al./2015 [31] | 19,622 | 4676 (23.8) | 14,946 (76.2) | NA | NA |
Singh et al./2010 [10] | 1871 | 567 (30.3) | 1304 (69.7) | NA | NA |
Laupland et al./2008 [12] | 17,864 | 4661 (26.1) | 13,203 (73.9) | 6 | 7 |
Tobin et al./2006 [8] | 10,903 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Uusaro et al./2003 [14] | 20,623 | 2932 (14.2) | 17,691 (85.8) | 9.2 | 10.2 |