Patients Arriving At Hospitals In Off Hours Get Slower, Less Car...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 04/22/2008 - 19:00

Heart attack patients arriving at hospitals at night, weekends or holidays were slightly less likely to receive emergency angioplasty or receive it in a timely fashion.

Death rates were similar for those arriving during regular and off-hours.


 

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