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Methods: The 227,097 visits to the emergency department were filed by personal identification number and included information on gender, age, admission, discharge, and diagnosis. The visits were classified by main diagnosis at discharge into those with non-causative diagnosis and those with other diagnoses. Mortality per 100,000 within 8, 15 and 30 days and the corresponding hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for all causes of death and for selected causes of death in a time-dependent analysis. Results: The HRs of all causes of death for patients with a non-causative diagnosis were 0.64 (95% CI 0.41\u20131.01) within 8 days, 0.70 (95% CI 0.50\u20130.99) within 15 days, and 0.82 (95% CI 0.65\u20131.04) within 30 days as compared to those with a causative diagnosis. 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