Table 1.
Accident and Emergency (A&E) department attendances and mortality within 30 days.
| Average volume of A&E attendances per day on this day of the week | Average number of deaths within 30 days following A&E attendance per day on this day of the week | Crude mortality rate within 30 days following A&E attendance on this day of the week | Risk-adjusted mortality rate within 30 days following A&E attendance on this day of the weeka | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | ||||
| Monday | 41,416.8 | 402.9 | 0.97% | 1.034 [1.014, 1.055] |
| Tuesday | 37,470.6 | 388.1 | 1.04% | 0.994 [0.974, 1.014] |
| Wednesday | 36,932.9 | 375.6 | 1.02% | Reference |
| Thursday | 36,815.2 | 385.6 | 1.05% | 1.010 [0.989, 1.030] |
| Friday | 36,425.6 | 389.4 | 1.07% | 0.996 [0.976, 1.016] |
| Saturday | 37,165.9 | 374.9 | 1.01% | 0.997 [0.976, 1.017] |
| Sunday |
39,341.8 |
381.1 |
0.97% |
1.037 [1.016, 1.058] |
| Weekday | 37,812.2 | 388.3 | 1.03% | Reference |
| Weekend |
38,253.8 |
378.0 |
0.99% |
1.010 [0.997, 1.022] |
| Difference (Weekend–Weekday) | 441.6 [−147.5, 1030.8] | −10.3 [−22.3, 1.8] | −0.04% [−0.076%, −0.001%] | |
| Ratio (Weekend:Weekday) | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.96 |
a
Logistic regression models including controls for age, sex, ethnicity, diagnosis, arrival mode, first or follow-up visit, incident location, accident type, referral source, deprivation quintile, month and hospital attended.