Zhenhua He, Lifeng Chen, Lianqin Zhu
A study of Inter-Technology Information Management (ITIM) system for industry-education integration
Heliyon
object recently published data suggested increase adverse outcomes pediatric patients insertion revision ventricular csf diversion shunt sameday weekend procedure authors undertook evaluation impact weekend admission time shunting surgeryrelated quality outcomes pediatric patients underwent ventricular shunt insertion revision methods pediatric patients hydrocephalus underwent ventriculoperitoneal ventriculoatrial ventriculopleural shunt placement selected 20002010 nationwide inpatient sample kids inpatient database multivariate regression analyses adjusted patient hospital case severity time shunting used determine differences inpatient mortality routine discharge rates among patients admitted weekday versus among patients admitted weekend results 99472 pediatric patients shunted hydrocephalus 16 admitted weekend adjustment disease severity time procedure admission acuity weekend admission associated increase inpatient mortality rate p 046 change percentage routine discharges p 098 ventricular shunt procedures addition associations unchanged evaluation patients underwent shunt revision surgery highvolume centers incidentally noted multivariate analysis increased rates routine discharge 104 95 ci 101107 p 002 conclusions contrary previous studies authors data suggest weekend admission associated poorer outcomes ventricular shunt insertion revision increased rates routine discharge noted highvolume centers