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Long waits in A&E departments ‘increase risk of dying within 30 days’



They suggest that, when compared with people who spent two hours in A&E, the odds of a post-discharge death within 30 days were 1.1 times higher for those who were there for three hours, 1.6 times higher for those whose visit lasted six hours and 2.1 times higher for those who were there for 12 hours.



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