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Journal of Healthcare Quality Research The weekend effect in hip fracture: The critical role of resource management
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Vol. 40. Issue 5.
(September - October 2025)
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Vol. 40. Issue 5.
(September - October 2025)
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The weekend effect in hip fracture: The critical role of resource management
El efecto del fin de semana en la fractura de cadera: la importancia de la gestión de los recursos
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J.C. Segura-Nueza,
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, M. Infantes-Moralesb, A. García-Hernándezc, J. Segura-Nueza, C. Martín-Hernándeza,d, A. Roche-Alberoa,d
a Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
b FEA Anestesiología, Gestora del Proceso de Fractura Osteoporótica de Cadera, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Spain
c FEA Anestesiología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Spain
d Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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Table 1. Mean time to surgery by day of admission.
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Table 2. Mean time to surgery according to anticoagulant treatment.
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives

The “weekend effect” refers to patients admitted at the end of the week who cannot undergo surgery until the beginning of the following week. The objective is to study the relationship between admission on a specific day of the week and the time to surgery.

Material and methods

A retrospective analytical study was conducted, including consecutive patients over 65 years old with a diagnosis of hip fracture admitted to Miguel Servet University Hospital from March 1 to October 31, 2023. Data such as admission day, age, sex, type of fracture, anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy, and time to surgery were collected. A multivariate analysis was performed to investigate the factors influencing the time to surgery.

Results

A total of 348 patients were included. The average time to surgery for patients admitted on Monday was 2.04 days; Tuesday, 2.06; Wednesday, 2.14; Thursday, 2.94; Friday, 3.24; Saturday, 2.91; and Sunday, 2.17. The multivariate analysis showed that admission on Thursday (p<0.001), Friday (p<0.001), or Saturday (p<0.001) increased the time to surgery compared to admission on Monday. Treatment with vitamin K antagonists (p=0.006) and direct oral anticoagulants (p<0.001) also delayed surgery. Subcapital fractures were treated later than basicervical (p=0.039), pertrochanteric (p=0.018), and subtrochanteric (p=0.028) fractures.

Conclusion

In our center, admission on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday significantly increased the time to surgery compared to Monday. This may increase hospital costs and the potential complications related to surgical delay.

Keywords:
Hip fracture
Anticoagulation
Surgery delay
Mortality
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Introducción y objetivos

El «efecto fin de semana» se refiere a los pacientes ingresados al final de la semana que no pueden ser operados hasta la semana siguiente. El objetivo es analizar la relación entre el día de ingreso y el tiempo hasta la cirugía.

Material y métodos

Presentamos un estudio analítico retrospectivo en pacientes mayores de 65años con fractura de cadera ingresados en el Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet entre el 1 de marzo y el 31 de octubre de 2023. Se registraron variables como día de ingreso, edad, sexo, tipo de fractura, tratamiento anticoagulante o antiagregante y tiempo hasta la cirugía. Se realizó un análisis multivariante para identificar factores asociados al retraso quirúrgico.

Resultados

Se incluyeron 348 pacientes. El tiempo medio hasta la cirugía fue de 2,04días en pacientes ingresados en lunes; 2,06 en martes; 2,14 en miércoles; 2,94 en jueves; 3,24 en viernes; 2,91 en sábado, y 2,17 en domingo. El análisis multivariante mostró que el ingreso en jueves (p<0,001), viernes (p<0,001) o sábado (p<0,001) aumentó el tiempo hasta la cirugía respecto al lunes. El tratamiento con antagonistas de la vitaminaK (p=0,006) y anticoagulantes orales directos (p<0,001) también lo retrasó. Las fracturas subcapitales se trataron más tarde que las basicervicales (p=0,039), pertrocantéreas (p=0,018) y subtrocantéreas (p=0,028).

Conclusión

El ingreso en jueves, viernes o sábado aumentó el tiempo hasta la cirugía con respecto al lunes, lo que podría incrementar costes y complicaciones asociadas al retraso quirúrgico.

Palabras clave:
Fractura de cadera
Anticoagulación
Demora quirúrgica
Mortalidad

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