Lauren A Grieco, Esbelle M Jowers, Vanessa L Errisuriz, John B Bartholomew
Physically active vs. sedentary academic lessons: A dose response study for elementary student time on task
Preventive medicine
hypothesize weekend esophageal atresia tracheoesophageal fistula eatef repair worse outcomes compared procedures performed weekdays kids inpatient database 19972009 searched eatef infants admitted 8days life cases limited patients underwent repair hospitalization riskadjusted multivariate analysis mva compared complications mortality resource utilization length stay los total charges tc weekday weekend procedures overall 861 eatef cases known day repair identified cohort survival 96 riskadjusted mva complication rates higher eatef repair weekend 22 compared weekday additionally complications 65 los 93 found higher among african american children compared caucasians los higher patients medicaid 24 repairs performed nonteaching hospitals 32 weekend vs weekday procedure significant effect mortality resource utilization riskadjusted mva increased complication rates eatef seen patients undergoing repair weekends compared weekdays additionally african american children experienced higher complication rates compared caucasians los repair varies according race payer status hospital characteristics