Weekends admitted adult medical patients have higher in-hospital mortality in Ethiopia: An implication for quality improvement
In this study, weekend-admitted adult medical patients in wards or ICUs have higher in-hospital mortality rates. This underscores a need for comprehensive nationwide data to improve weekend admitted patients' quality of care and treatment outcomes.
Authors
- Amanuel Zeleke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7791-8104)
- Asnake Agunie
- Abraham Minda
- Balew Arega
- Gashaw Solela
- Elias Tewabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3225-9488)
- Yitagesu Getachew
- Ermiyas Tefera
Institutions
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312538
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38