Evaluating dynamic patterns in mortality before and after reconfiguration of the Danish emergency healthcare system.
Acute Med
; 23(1): 11-17, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study explored changes in short-term mortality during a national reconfiguration of emergency care starting in 2007.METHODS:
Unplanned hospital contacts at emergency departments across Denmark from 2007 to 2016. The reconfiguration was a natural experiment, resulting in individual timelines for each hospital. The outcome was in-hospital and 30-day mortality.RESULTS:
Individual patient-level data included 9,745,603 unplanned hospital contacts from 2007 to 2016 at 20 hospitals with emergency departments. We observed a sharp downwards shift in in-hospital mortality and 30-day mortality in three hospitals in relation to the reconfiguration.CONCLUSION:
This nationwide study identified three hospitals where the reconfiguration was closely associated with reduced in-hospital and 30-day mortality. In contrast, no major effects were identified for the remaining hospitals.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Servicios Médicos de Urgencia
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acute Med
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca