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ROCHESTER, Minnesota — 21 de enero de 2014 — Más personas fallecen y lleva más tiempo el tratamiento de emergencia en el hospital de las víctimas de un ataque cardíaco que llegan al hospital fuera de horas laborales (noches y fines de semana), comparado con los pacientes que llegan durante las horas laborales normales, dice un estudio de Mayo Clinic publicado electrónicamente en la Revista Médica Británica el 21 de enero. Los científicos de Mayo Clinic analizaron los resultados de 48 estudios publicados entre 2001 y 2013 sobre 1,8 millones de pacientes en Estados Unidos, Europa y Canadá para evaluar el efecto del arribo al hospital fuera de horas laborales de los pacientes con ataque cardíaco. Los pacientes que llegaron al hospital fuera de horas laborales son 5 por ciento más proclives a morir, tanto durante la hospitalización como 30 días después de recibir el alta del hospital, que los pacientes que arriban durante las horas normales de atención. Esto derivó en 4000 muertes adicionales al año,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syLYiHJjnT0&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 ROCHESTER, Minn. — Jan. 21, 2014 — More people die and emergency hospital treatment takes longer for heart attack victims who arrive at the hospital during off-hours (nights and weekends), compared with patients who arrive during regular daily hours, according to a Mayo Clinic study published online in the British Medical Journal on Jan. 21. Journalists: Sound bites with Dr. Sorita are available in the downloads. Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed results of 48 studies published between 2001 and 2013 involving 1.8 million patients in the United States, Europe and Canada to assess the effect of off-hour hospital arrival for heart attack patients.