title: Emergency Department Death Rates Dropped By Nearly 50 Percent, 1997-2011.
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.
authors.affiliation: Hemal K. Kanzaria (Hemal.Kanzaria@ucsf.edu) is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
authors.forename: Hemal K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kanzaria
authors.affiliation: Marc A. Probst is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City.
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Probst
authors.affiliation: Renee Y. Hsia is a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, both at UCSF.
authors.forename: Renee Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Hsia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States
keywords: Critical Care; Emergency Department; Mortality; Palliative Care; Pre-Hospital