Michael Blayney

Aug 1, 2024 | bmjmedicine.bmj.com | Michael Blayney |Matthew Reed |John A Masterson |Atul Anand

DiscussionAlmost one in ten people attending emergency departments in NHS Lothian were multimorbid, defined using hospital discharge codes for Elixhauser conditions. More older people than younger had multimorbidity, but younger people had a larger burden of psychiatric and substance misuse conditions. People with multimorbidity were older, more likely to live in a deprived area, and had a greater number of previous emergency department presentations.