RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 A comparison of the clinical characteristics of short-, mid-, and long-term mortality in patients attended by the emergency medical services: an observational study A1 Enriquez de Salamanca Gambara, Rodrigo A1 Sanz García, Ancor A1 Pozo Vegas, Carlos del A1 López Izquierdo, Raúl A1 Sánchez Soberón, Irene A1 Delgado Benito, Juan F. A1 Martínez Diaz, Raquel A1 Mazas Pérez-Oleaga, Cristina A1 Martínez López, Nohora Milena A1 Domínguez Azpíroz, Irma A1 Martín Rodríguez, Francisco K1 Emergency medical services K1 Servicios médicos de urgencia K1 Emergency medicine K1 Medicina de urgencia K1 Mortality K1 Mortalidad K1 Public health K1 Diagnostic services K1 Diagnóstico K1 Predictive models K1 Modelos predictivos K1 32 Ciencias Médicas K1 3212 Salud Publica AB Aim: The development of predictive models for patients treated by emergency medical services (EMS) is on the rise in the emergency field. However, how these models evolve over time has not been studied. The objective of the present work is to compare the characteristics of patients who present mortality in the short, medium and long term, and to derive and validate a predictive model for each mortality time. Methods: A prospective multicenter study was conducted, which included adult patients with unselected acute illness who were treated by EMS. The primary outcome was noncumulative mortality from all causes by time windows including 30-day mortality, 31- to 180-day mortality, and 181- to 365-day mortality. Prehospital predictors included demographic variables, standard vital signs, prehospital laboratory tests, and comorbidities. Results: A total of 4830 patients were enrolled. The noncumulative mortalities at 30, 180, and 365 days were 10.8%, 6.6%, and 3.5%, respectively. The best predictive value was shown for 30-day mortality (AUC = 0.930; 95% CI: 0.919–0.940), followed by 180-day (AUC = 0.852; 95% CI: 0.832–0.871) and 365-day (AUC = 0.806; 95% CI: 0.778–0.833) mortality. Discussion: Rapid characterization of patients at risk of short-, medium-, or long-term mortality could help EMS to improve the treatment of patients suffering from acute illnesses. PB MDPI YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68208 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68208 LA eng NO Diagnostics, 2024, Vol. 14, Nº. 12, 1292 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 27-nov-2024