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Do weekends really affect surgical outcomes? (Apparently “Yes”)
Medical Xpress / JAMA Network Open ^ | March 5, 2025 | Justin Jackson / Sanjana Ranganathan et al

Posted on 03/14/2025 7:37:53 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

Researchers have tried to answer a longstanding fear that undergoing surgery on a Friday leads to higher levels of complications or even death. Their analysis of data from 429,691 patients has revealed higher rates of complications, readmissions, and mortality in the days and months following surgery compared to those who had procedures performed after the weekend.

Researchers conducted a retrospective, population-based cohort analysis to determine whether patients undergoing surgery immediately before the weekend faced increased risks.

Data from 429,691 adults undergoing one of 25 common surgical procedures in Ontario, Canada, between 2007 and 2019 were analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: those who underwent surgery one day before the weekend (Friday or pre-holiday) and those who had procedures one day after (Monday or post-holiday).

Researchers assessed short-term (30 days), intermediate (90 days), and long-term (one year) postoperative outcomes, including mortality, readmissions, complications, hospital length of stay, and duration of surgery.

Analysis found that the pre-weekend patient group had longer hospital stays than those in the post-weekend group.

Patients undergoing surgery immediately before the weekend had a 5% higher likelihood of experiencing a combination of mortality, complications, and readmissions within 30 days.

The risk of death was 9% higher at 30 days, and trended higher over time with 10% higher mortality at 90 days and 12% higher at one year.

Intriguingly, scheduled or elective procedures performed before the weekend were associated with worse postoperative outcomes, while urgent unplanned surgeries showed slightly better outcomes when performed before the weekend. Surgeons operating on Fridays had a median age of 47 years, compared to 48 years for those operating on Mondays. The median years in practice were 14 years for Friday surgeries versus 17 years for Monday surgeries.

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This makes intuitive sense, unfortunately.
1 posted on 03/14/2025 7:37:53 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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2 posted on 03/14/2025 7:38:20 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Of course. Doctors are always cautioning people with a week end immunity system.


3 posted on 03/14/2025 7:40:09 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Whoever said "out of sight, out of mind" never had a snake disappear in their bedroom.)
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Well done!


4 posted on 03/14/2025 8:04:36 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: BipolarBob

Dad joke extraordinaire.


5 posted on 03/14/2025 8:10:12 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: ConservativeMind
The A-Team works Monday morning.

The B-Team comes in the afternoons.

The C-Team works nights and weekends.

6 posted on 03/14/2025 8:12:38 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

Good to Know!


7 posted on 03/14/2025 8:34:59 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: BipolarBob
Go to your room!

(and I want you to know I stole that joke for future use)

8 posted on 03/14/2025 8:58:11 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: ConservativeMind

one of the first lessons i learned in coding is you NEVER, launch a new program or revision/update on a fri or pre-holidays... ever


9 posted on 03/14/2025 9:12:26 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: T.B. Yoits

I had an emergency room visit on a Friday evening once. Broken ankle. They taped me up and sent me home. By Sunday afternoon I was back in the hospital, and the head of orthopedics was there. He shook his head at what they had done, dismissed them, took over my case, and did my ankle repair surgery. Great guy. I owe him more than I had to pay him.


10 posted on 03/14/2025 9:14:03 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: ConservativeMind
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11 posted on 03/14/2025 11:37:00 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: ConservativeMind

Also, get the day’s earliest appointment time, while the tools are still clean and the doctor is still alert and not thinking of lunch.

And sadly, do not trust any minority doctor who might be DEI. Besides being incompetent, he/she/zhe is trained to hate you.


12 posted on 03/15/2025 2:16:27 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: ConservativeMind

Sort of like the quality issues with automobiles made on a Friday or Monday.


13 posted on 03/15/2025 3:01:28 AM PDT by fso301
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To: ConservativeMind

Interesting.

I would have thought that Monday surgeries might be more risky — in the event the surgeons could’ve partied over the weekend.


14 posted on 03/15/2025 4:50:00 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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Excellent advice X2.

(What are the odds that you’d have Ben Carson walk in? Not great.)


15 posted on 03/15/2025 4:52:53 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: ConservativeMind

Absolutely.

No Friday surgeries.

No pre holiday surgeries

Broke it once with ortho surgery recently. The physician discussed it with me. I had both his and his PA’s cell number.

Also realize that if you are admitted on a weekend. Unless you are actively bleedng a lot or unable to get air, you will be medicated and dealt vwith during a weekday


16 posted on 03/15/2025 5:05:32 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: ConservativeMind

It’s made sense for decades.

It’s not new news.


17 posted on 03/15/2025 5:07:02 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: ConservativeMind

One wonders if it being Ontario Canada also has something to do with it (ie. state run medicine and government doctors)?


18 posted on 03/15/2025 7:40:50 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: ConservativeMind

Same can be said about cars made on Friday or pre-holiday had a brother that worked at a Chrysler plant in the mid 60’s.

Some lucky guys that went to see their car built received some extra parts not ordered on the car if it was a muscle car the Plymouth Savoy and Dodge 330 were loaded with a Hemi.

They left the plant with a big grin.


19 posted on 03/15/2025 7:55:13 AM PDT by Vaduz
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