Previous research has demonstrated that patients with acute myocardial infarction
(AMI) admitted to the hospital during off hours (weekends or nights) have higher in-hospital,
30-day, and 1-year mortality. While these studies have identified mortality differences
in patients treated during off hours, limited data are available on mortality outcomes
adjusted for important clinical variables, such as cardiogenic shock. Additionally,
the information on complications or readmission rates for AMI patients treated during
off hours is limited.
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
Purchase one-time access:
Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online accessOne-time access price info
- For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
- For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'
Subscribe:
Subscribe to Journal of Emergency MedicineAlready a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
Article info
Identification
Copyright
© 2015 Published by Elsevier Inc.
