Department of Medicine

Eran Bendavid

Publication Details

  • Complication rates on weekends and weekdays in US hospitals.

    Bendavid E, Kaganova Y, Needleman J, Gruenberg L, Weissman JS. Am J Med. 2007; 120 (5): 422-8

    Recent studies and anecdotal evidence suggest that patient safety may be compromised on weekends. Our objective was to determine whether rates of complications in hospitals are higher on weekends than on weekdays.

    PubMedID: 17466653

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