Association between ethnicity and emergency department visits in the last three months of life in England: a retrospective population-based study using electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency department (ED) visits are distressing yet common in the last months of life and many could be avoided. The association between ethnicity and ED visits in the last months of life has rarely been studied in detail and the intersection with area-based deprivation and other risk factors is not known.

Methods

Population-based, retrospective cohort study, using electronic health records for adults who died from all causes in 2019 and 2020 in England.

Results

Of 566 930 deaths in 2020, 356 700 (62.9%) had at least one ED visit in the last 3 months of life. Most ethnic minority groups had more ED visits than white British people and differences were larger for visits out-of-hours. After adjusting for social and clinical factors, compared with white Bri

SUBMITTER: Davies JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816196 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature