The Anonymous Widower

Don’t Have Your Operation On A Friday

This report on the BBC, about research by Paul Aylin at Imperial College, says that you are more likely to die, if you have your operation towards the end of the week.

Some years ago, my software Daisy, was used to examine the outcomes of surgery in a Regional Health Authority. They found, that the longer a patient was in hospital, the more likely there would be complications.

This data needs a lot more analysis.

May 29, 2013 - Posted by | Computing, Health | ,

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