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Association between time spent in the emergency department and 30-day mortality: a population-level observational study in England

2025-06-17 emergency medicine Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo investigate the association between patient time spent in Type 1 emergency departments (EDs) and all-cause mortality 30 days after leaving the department alive. DesignCross-sectional, retrospective, observational study using national linked data. SettingAll NHS Type 1 emergency departments in England. Participants6,721,179 individuals (mean age 41.3 years, 52.6% female, 81.4% White ethnicity) attended an ED at least once between 21st March 2021 and 31st March 2022; had a record po...

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