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Comprehensive stroke centers overcome the weekend versus weekday gap in stroke treatment and mortality.
September 7, 2011
McKinney JS, Deng Y, Kasner SE, et al. Stroke. 2011;42(9):2403-9.
This study found that stroke patients were more likely to die if admitted on a weekend, as has also been found with myocardial infarctions. However, patients admitted to a specialized stroke center had equivalent outcomes regardless of weekend or weekday admission.
