Multimorbidity and adverse outcomes following emergency department attendance: population based cohort study
Michael Blayney et al
Emergency Care
Objectives: To describe the effect of multimorbidity on adverse patient centred outcomes in people attending emergency department.Design: Population based cohort study.Setting: Emergency departments in NHS Lothian in Scotland, from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2019.Participants: Adults (≥18 years) attending emergency departments.Data sources: Linked data from emergency departments, hospital discharges, and cancer registries, and national mortality data.Main outcome measures: Multimorbidity was defined as at least two conditions from the Elixhauser comorbidity index. Multivariable logist...
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