Evaluating the “holiday season effect” of hospital care on the risk of mortality from pulmonary embolism: a nationwide analysis in Taiwan

Abstract We aimed to determine whether hospital admissions during an extended holiday period (Chinese New Year) and weekends were associated with increased mortality risk from pulmonary embolism (PE), compared to admissions on weekdays. We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using Taiw...

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Main Authors: Duan-Pei Hung, Shu-Man Lin, Peter Pin-Sung Liu, I-Min Su, Jin-Yi Hsu, Ting-Yu Wu, Chu-Chun Lin, Huei-Kai Huang, Ching-Hui Loh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98845-5