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Higher In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Nonspecific Complaints Presenting to the Emergency Department
Jjh Wachelder1, P M Stassen2, R S Fourmanov1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Máxima Medical Centre, 5631 BM Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Background:
Nonspecific complaints (NSC) at the Emergency Department (ED) are not well researched yet.
Objective:
To investigate the number of patients who could be classified as having NSC early after arrival in the ED using an algorithm.
Method:
Retrospective cohort study was conducted among all hemodynamically stable non-trauma adult patients with MTS category orange/yellow visiting the ED. Patients who had no specific complaints/signs, predefined on a list, were categorized as NSC.
Results:
In total, 2419 patients, of whom 102 (4.2%) presented with NSC. Hospitalization was more prevalent (85.3% vs. 69.0%, p<0.001) and in-hospital mortality was higher in the NSC-group (11.8% vs. 3.5%, adjusted OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.0-3.9, p=0.04).
Conclusion:
Using an algorithm it is possible to identify NSC patients who have (worse) outcomes than those classified as SC.
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