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Do weekends or evenings matter in a pediatric intensive care unit?

Eric D Hixson1, Steve Davis, Sarah Morris

  • 1From the Quality Institute, Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Summary

Weekend or evening admissions to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) do not independently impact mortality when 24/7 intensivist staffing is in place. This study found no significant effect after controlling for clinical factors.

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