Weekend surgery is easier to die than at the beginning of the week

Patients who have had surgery in public hospitals in the UK on the weekend have 82% of the risk of death within one month after surgery, the death rate is higher than that of surgical patients on the first day. week, according to a new study published May 29.

According to research published in the British Journal of Medical Journal (BMJ), the risk of death within one month after surgery on the second day was only 38%.

This result is based on an analysis of more than 4 million surgeries (emergency surgical exclusion) in UK public hospitals and 27,582 deaths within 30 days after surgery in the period from 2008-2011.

Weekend surgery has a higher risk of death than the beginning of the week.(Photo: medicaltourismselangor.com)

British researchers concluded that the cause of the high risk of death after surgery on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) is partly because of a lack of staff because they took turns on weekends.

The first '48 hours after surgery is usually an important time and the patient needs to be cared for. But if the surgery takes place on weekends, the hospital may not have enough medical staff to deal with postoperative problems such as infection, postoperative hemorrhage . or delay to the beginning of the week , "AFP quoted lead researcher Paul Aylin of the University of London School of Medicine.

This study also said that 'weekend effect' , psychological resting weekend also partly affect the quality of medical examination and surgery of doctors, according to AFP.

Some surgeons in the world also commented on this study, agreeing that hospitals should reconsider the surgery schedule, especially for major surgeries, on weekends if not full. enough team of doctors to solve problems arising after surgery.

British researchers also advise patients to consider when deciding to approve the hospital's scheduled weekend surgery.