Study: Patients experiencing cardiac arrest less likely to survive ‘off-hours’

(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Hospital patients who experience cardiac arrest in a hospital during nights or weekends may have a lower chance of survival than patients who experience cardiac arrest during a weekday, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Continue reading article here…

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