Older People Hospitalized At Weekends With Head Trauma Have Worse Outcomes

Johns Hopkins study finds higher mortality rate even among less severely injured patients A Johns Hopkins review of more than 38,000 patient records finds that older adults who sustain substantial head trauma over a weekend are significantly more likely to die from their injuries than those similarly hurt and hospitalized Monday through Friday, even if their injuries are less severe and they have fewer other illnesses than their weekday counterparts... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..