Organ failure, aetiology and 7-day all-cause mortality among acute adult patients on arrival to an emergency department: a hospital-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organ failure is both a frequent and dangerous condition among adult patients on arrival to an emergency department (ED). The risk of an unfavourable outcome could depend on the underlying aetiology. Knowledge of the relation between aetiology and prognosis could improve the risk stratification at arrival.

Objectives

To describe the relation between organ failure, aetiology and prognosis through 7-day all-cause mortality.

Methods

An observational three-year cohort study at the ED at Odense University Hospital, Denmark, including all acute adult patients.First-measured vital signs and laboratory values were included to evaluate the presence of the following organ failures: respiratory, coagulation, hepatic, circulatory, cerebral or renal.The primary outcome

SUBMITTER: Pedersen PB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8549456 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature