Researcher identified 39,457 pediatric admissions from 1988 to 2010 that required a selected index surgical procedure on the same day of admission using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Kids’ Inpatient Database. Approximately 112,064 pediatric patients were admitted on the weekend and 327,393 on a weekday.
The study found patients undergoing a weekend procedure were more likely to die, receive a blood transfusion despite similar rates of intraoperative hemorrhage and suffer from procedural complications.
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