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The study aims to analyze emergency mortality patterns in a tertiary care hospital over five years, focusing on demographic and diagnostic factors.

August 3, 2026CureusOpen Access

Epidemiological Profile, Causes, and Trends of Mortality in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Northern India: A Five-Year Retrospective Study

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Retrospective analysis shows declining mortality trends in emergency departments, indicating improved care quality.

The study aims to analyze emergency mortality patterns in a tertiary care hospital over five years, focusing on demographic and diagnostic factors.
Retrospective analysis of 38,818 emergency admissions from 2021 to 2025.
Data coded with ICD-10 analyzed after correcting coding errors.
Statistical analyses included Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, chi-square tests, binary logistic regression, and Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR).
Total of 7,318 deaths with a crude mortality rate of 18.9%, declining from 26.2% in 2021 to 12.7% in 2025.
Elderly patients (61+ years) accounted for 53.0% of deaths with an aOR of 5.21 for age being a predictor of mortality.
SMR decreased from 2.62 to 1.27 during the study period but remained above one.

Mufti et al. (2026) studied this question.

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