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Increase in patient mortality at 10 days associated with emergency department overcrowding

The Medical Journal of Australia · 2006 · Vol. 184(5) · pp. 213–216

Drew Richardson✉(Australian National University)

Abstract

In this hospital, presentation during high ED occupancy was associated with increased in-hospital mortality at 10 days, after controlling for seasonal, shift, and day of the week effects. The magnitude of the effect is about 13 deaths per year. Further studies are warranted.

Emergency and Acute Care Studies Hospital Admissions and Outcomes Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentOvercrowdingMedicineEmergency departmentQuartileTriageCohortRetrospective cohort studyEmergency medicineMortality rateDemography

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AdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBed OccupancyChildChild, PreschoolCrowdingEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMale

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