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ArticleJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology2020

The weekend effect does not influence management of inflammatory bowel disease.

Alana Persaud, Pavan Patel, Yasaman Motlaghzadeh, Sushil Ahlawat

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Article in JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alana PersaudDivision of Medicine Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Newark New Jersey USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6496-340X
Pavan PatelDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Newark New Jersey USA.
Yasaman MotlaghzadehDivision of Medicine Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Newark New Jersey USA.
Sushil AhlawatDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Newark New Jersey USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe weekend effect describes worsened outcomes due to perceived inefficiency occurring over the weekend. This effect has not been studied in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) despite increasing prevalence in the community. Therefore, our aim is to assess differences in the outcomes of weekend

methodsThe National Inpatient Sample database comprises approximately 20% of admissions to nonfederal hospitals in the United States. Complications requiring hospitalization ("flares") were the criteria upon which patient selection was based. A total of 193, 848 flares were identified from 2008 to 2014 using the International Classification of Diseases 9th edition codes. Differences in time to first procedure, length of stay (LOS), and cost were evaluated for patients with flares between weekend and weekday admissions.

resultsThe time to first procedure was 3.33 days on weekends

conclusionOur results showed a similar LOS and cost associated with the management of exacerbations on the weekend compared to weekdays. While many high-risk conditions exhibit increased mortality and prolonged hospital course over the weekend, this phenomenon does not appear to affect IBD. These findings indicate efficient patient care on the weekend and can be utilized for logistical purposes such as resource allocation and procedure scheduling in the endoscopy suite.

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Crohn's diseaseinflammatory bowel diseaseulcerative colitisweekend effect

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