Weekend admission and mortality from acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in winter

Historically, acute medical staffing numbers have been lower on weekends and in winter numbers of medical admissions rise. An analysis of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) admissions to Portsmouth Hospitals over a seven-year period was undertaken to examine the ef...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brims, Fraser, Asiimwe, A., Andrews, N., Prytherch, D., Higgins, B., Kilburn, S., Chauhan, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23525