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Geographic isolation, rurality, and outcomes after critical illness: a retrospective cohort study of emergency admissions to critical care units in Scotland 2010-2021
Main finding · Age-sex standardised admissionsResult — go to the resultLower standardised admissions 24.2% 95% CI 19.4–28.2%Authors' conclusion
Admission rates to critical care were lower for patients in more isolated and more rural areas.
Study context
- Population
- Adult (≥16 yr) emergency admissions to critical care units in Scotland 2010–21
- Participants
- 50,914 first emergency intensive care unit (ICU) admissions
- Exposure
- Geographic isolation and rurality
- Outcome
- Age-sex standardised admissions
Methodological detailsnational linked data
- National linked data
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Lower standardised admissions
24.2%
95% CI 19.4–28.2%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | aHR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| All-cause mortality by ruralityOther urban areas vs Large urban areas | 1.05 (1.01–1.08) | |
| 0.512Adjusted hazard ratio (log scale) |
All-cause mortality by isolation
- No significant associations between mortality and any category of isolation
Original publication
Geographic isolation, rurality, and outcomes after critical illness: a retrospective cohort study of emergency admissions to critical care units in Scotland 2010-2021. Br J Anaesth. Published 24 June 2025. doi:10.
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