Early death after emergency department discharge in patients with psychiatric illness

Am J Emerg Med. 2017 May;35(5):784-786. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.11.040. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

Authors

Bernard P Chang¹, Maximilian J Pany², Ziad Obermeyer³

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, USA. Electronic address: bpc2103@cumc.columbia.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Death after discharge; ED discharge; Mental illness and ED.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Case-Control Studies
Cause of Death
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / mortality*
Middle Aged
Patient Discharge*
Retrospective Studies
United States

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