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. 2016 Jul 1;35(7):1303-8.
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1394.

Emergency Department Death Rates Dropped By Nearly 50 Percent, 1997-2011

Hemal K Kanzaria  1 , Marc A Probst  2 , Renee Y Hsia  3
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Emergency Department Death Rates Dropped By Nearly 50 Percent, 1997-2011

Hemal K Kanzaria et al. Health Aff (Millwood). .

Abstract

Between 1997 and 2011, there was a nearly 50 percent reduction in US emergency department mortality rates for adults. This trend likely has many causes, related to advances in palliative, prehospital, and emergency care.

Keywords: Critical Care; Emergency Department; Mortality; Palliative Care; Pre-Hospital.

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Exhibit 1
Exhibit 1. Trends in emergency department and inpatient hospital mortality, 1997–2011
Source/Notes: SOURCE Authors’ analysis of data for 1997–2011 from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). NOTES Mortality rates are per thousand US adults ages eighteen and older. NHAMCS data for inpatient hospital mortality became available only starting in 2005. Appendix Exhibit 1 (see Note in text) is a table with pertinent data points, standard errors, confidence intervals, and other statistical data for this Exhibit.
Exhibit 5
Exhibit 5. Trends in emergency department (ED) visit rate by insurance category
Source/Notes: Authors’ analysis of data for 1997–2011 from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. NOTES Emergency department visit rates are per thousand US adults ages eighteen and older with the respective types of insurance. Appendix Exhibit 2 (see Note in text) is a table with pertinent data points, standard errors, confidence intervals, and other statistical data for this Exhibit
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