Epidemiology of patients who died in the emergency departments and need of end-of-life care in Korea from 2016 to 2019.

ABSTRACT: The need of palliative care at the end-of-life in the emergency departments (ED) is growing. The study aims to investigate the epidemiology of patients who died during care in ED using nationwide database, and to estimate the need for palliative care in the ED. A retrospective observational study was conducted using the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) database. Patients who died during ED care between 2016 and 2019 were included. Palliative care-eligible disease was defined as cancer (C00-C99 of ICD-10), chronic respiratory disease (CRD, J44-J46), chronic liver disease (CLD, K70-K77), and heart failure (HF, I50). Among the 36,538,486 ED visits during 4 years, 34,086 ED deaths were included. The crude incidence rate of ED deaths per 100,000 person-year was steady be

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9839758 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature