Table 3 Mortality rates of elderly patients hospitalised following an ED visit on weekends compared with weekdays
Weekend admission N = 629 | Weekday admission N = 2114 | OR (95%CI) | ORadj (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
In-hospital mortality rate (%) | 72 (11.4) | 189 (8.9) | 1.3 (0.99–1.8) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) |
2-day mortality rate (%) | 20 (3.2) | 40 (1.9) | 1.7 (0.99–2.9) | 1.5 (0.8–2.6) |
30-day mortality rate (%) | 96 (15.3) | 286 (13.5) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) |