Trends in Mortality for Medicare Beneficiaries Treated in the Emergency Department From 2009 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Emergency department (ED) visits are common and increasing. Whether outcomes associated with care in the ED are improving over time is largely unknown to date.

Objective

To examine trends in 30-day mortality rates associated with ED care among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used a random 5% sample in 2009 and 2010 and a 20% sample from 2011 to 2016, for a total of 15 416 385 ED visits from 2009 to 2016 among Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older.

Exposures

Time (year) as a continuous variable.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was 30-day mortality, overall and stratified by illness severity and hospital characteristics. Secondary outcomes included

SUBMITTER: Burke LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830439 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature