In a retrospective study from the pediatric emergency department (PED) at Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital in Israel, researchers evaluated whether children with uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM) received different care on weekends vs weekdays (the “weekend effect”), knowing that community-based pediatric clinics are closed on weekends. The review, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, included 288 children aged 6 months to 10 years who presented to the PED between 2017 and 2024. Overall, …
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