Silent night: retrospective database study assessing possibility of “weekend effect” in palliative care

Objective To compare the mortality of patients in a palliative care unit on working days with that on weekends and public holidays.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Voltz, Raymond, Kamps, Robert, Greinwald, Ralf, Hellmich, Martin, Hamacher, Stefanie, Becker, Gerhild, Kuhr, Kathrin, Gaertner, Jan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4267701/