The "weekend effect"—higher mortality in weekend cases—is found in pediatric surgery, adding to the literature on this troubling phenomenon.J Pediatr Surg. 2014;49:1087-1091.

The "weekend effect" in pediatric surgery—increased mortality for children undergoing urgent surgery during the weekend.
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