To varying degrees, higher hospital occupancy, lower nurse staffing levels, weekend admission, and admission during high seasonal influenza activity all independently increase the risk of dying in the hospital, according to a study published in Medical Care this month.Oops.
"The increased risk of mortality conferred by each of these factors is not small...
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Friday, March 19, 2010
High Hospital Occupancy Confers Increased Inpatient Mortality Risk
In other words, arguably the greater the access to sick care and hospitalization, the less the likelihood of survival.
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