Study: Patients Are Still More Likely To Die In A Hospital On The Weekend

(CNN) — Doctors call it the “weekend effect.” Patients in the hospital are more likely to die off-hours — whether it’s due to a brain bleed, a heart attack or a clot in the lungs.
New research on cardiac arrest in the hospital now asks: Has the “weekend effect” changed in recent years, as treatment has gotten better?
“We know that survival trends have improved in past decade or so,” said Dr. Uchenna Ofoma, assist