Influence of Weekday of Surgery on Operative Complications. An Analysis of 25.000 Surgical Procedures

Abstract

Background: Surgical procedures need to be performed safely on every day and night of the week. Operations on certain weekdays have recently been shown to be associated with increased risk. Patient concerns about their safety have to be taken seriously when surgery needs to be planned. Many patients also believe in negative effects of lunar constellations or Friday 13 th . To establish a scientific basis for reassurement, we retrospectively analyzed surgical complications at a maximum care center, addressing these issues.