Background Orthopedic trauma surgery has multiple, both patient-based and surgeon-
based risk factors. Evaluating and modifying certain patient safety factors could mitigate …

Background: Due to the need for medical optimization and congested operating room
schedules, surgical repair is often performed at night. Studies have shown that work done at …

Background We sought to determine the differential role of patient safety indicator (PSI)
events on mortality after weekend as compared with weekday admission. Materials and …

Introduction Increased mortality rates have been reported for emergency admissions during
weekends and outside office hours. Research on the weekend effect in hip fracture patients …

Abstract Introduction ORTHOPOD: Day Case Trauma is a multicentre prospective service
evaluation of day-case trauma surgery across four countries. It is an epidemiological …

Background It has been investigated in multiple subspecialties that surgery timing may have
an impact on patient outcomes, yet no definitive evidence is reached. Objectives To analyze …

Background Sleepiness and fatigue affect surgical outcomes. We wished to determine the
association between time of day and outcomes following surgery for trauma. Methods From …

Background: There is a perception that after-hours hip surgery may result in increased
complication rates. Surgeon fatigue, decreased availability of support staff, and other …

Background: Ever-increasing numbers of in-house acute care surgeons and competition for
operating room time during normal daytime business hours have led to an increased …

Background The presence of a “weekend effect”, that is, increased morbidity/mortality for
patients admitted to the hospital on a weekend, has been reported in numerous studies …