No Weekend Woes: Discharging Patients After Pancreatic Surgery on Weekends Doesn’t Raise Readmission Rates

Discharging patients on weekends following pancreatic surgery, a practice previously linked to increased mortality, was found to have no significant impact on the 30-day readmission rate. The study, encompassing 2,042 patients, revealed similar readmission rates between weekend and weekday discharges, suggesting that with careful clinical decision-making, weekend discharges after pancreatic surgery can be done safely without elevating the risk of readmission.