'Weekend Effect' is skewed by severity of cases on Saturday and Sunday, study finds

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/10/18/weekend-effect-is-skewed-by-severity-of-cases-on-saturday-and-su/

The ‘Weekend Effect’ in which patients admitted to hospital on Saturday and Sunday are more likely to die, is a myth which can be explained by the condition of patients, researchers have concluded.

The University of Manchester looked at more than three million patient records dating from the 2013/14 financial year.

They found that once severity was taken into account, there was no increased risk during the weekend except for a very small increase during Sunday daytime.