Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · May 2008
Comparative StudyOutcome of severe head injured patients admitted to intensive care during weekday shifts compared to nights and weekends.
Some studies have demonstrated an increased risk of death for patients admitted at nights or during weekends. This study was undertaken to investigate the demographic profile, medical interventions and outcome of severe head injury patients stratified according to day and time of admission to a specialised neurosciences intensive care unit (NICU). ⋯ There were more severe head injury patients admitted to ICU at night and on weekends, with no significant difference in demographic profile, types of injuries, need for neurosurgical interventions and duration of ICU stay and mortality in a specialised NICU with adequate staffing and requisite diagnostic and therapeutic modalities available.