Open AccessOrgan failure, aetiology and 7-day all-cause mortality among acute adult patients on arrival to an emergency department: a hospital-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Peter Bank Pedersen,
Daniel Pilsgaard Henriksen,
Mikkel Brabrand,
Annmarie Touborg Lassen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1473-5695
pISSN - 0969-9546
DOI - 10.1097/mej.0000000000000841
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , emergency department , cohort , confidence interval , cohort study , heart failure , pediatrics , psychiatry
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.