Frequency and prognostic outcomes of emergency diagnosis in 13 non-neoplastic conditions in England: A population-based cohort study using linked electronic health records of 1.7 million patients

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by Emma Whitfield, Becky White, Matthew E. Barclay, Meena Rafiq, Nadine Zakkak, Marta Berglund, Hardeep Singh, Sean McPhail, Spiros Denaxas, Georgios Lyratzopoulos Background In patients with cancer, diagnosis through or soon after the use of emergency hospital care (‘emergency diagnosis’) is associated with advanced disease and poor prognosis.

The varied and complex reasons for emergency diagnoses—including rapid disease progression, patient factors, and system delays—are unlikely to be unique to cancer. However, little is known about the frequency and prognostic outcomes of emergency…

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Primary source: PLOS Medicine · August 25, 2026

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