Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Odds ratios (95% CI, p values) for 30-day mortality comparing weekend versus weekday admissions
Weekend effect | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|
Crude (unadjusted) odds ratio for death following weekend admission | 0.65 (0.36–1.14) p = 0.128 |
Odds ratio for death following weekend admission adjusted for sex and age | 0.65 (0.37–1.16) p = 0.146 |
Odds ratio for death following weekend admission adjusted for age, sex, AMTS, ASA, time to surgery and time to geriatrician | 0.59 (0.33–1.06) p = 0.08 |
Odds ratio for death following weekend admission adjusted for age, sex and all blood test results (haemoglobin, white cell count, platelets, sodium, potassium, urea, creatinine, INR, APTT) | 0.62 (0.35–1.12) p = 0.111 |
Odds ratio for death following weekend admission adjusted for AMTS, ASA, time to surgery, time to geriatrician and all blood test results | 0.69 (0.29–1.62) p = 0.392 |