Management of polytrauma patients in the UK: Is there a 'weekend effect'?
Weekend polytrauma patients appear to be younger, more severely injured and present with a higher incidence of haemodynamic instability (shock). Overall, we failed to identify a "weekend effect" in relation to mortality, time to CT and time to operating room. On the contrary, a lower risk of mortality was noted for patents admitted during the weekend.
This study failed to prove that ESWT stimulates rotator cuff healing after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Additional ESWT after rotator cuff repair could theoretically be advantageous, and it was proven to be safe in this study.