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Results: Thirty-day mortality occurred in 60 patients (18.4%). CCI, CFS, and ln(SII) were each independently associated with mortality in the integrated multivariable model (all p &lt; 0.05). Individual AUCs were 0.741 for CCI, 0.703 for CFS, and 0.662 for ln(SII), with CCI showing the highest value. The integrated model achieved the highest observed discrimination (AUC 0.793; optimism-corrected AUC 0.783) and showed acceptable internal calibration (Brier score 0.127; bootstrap-corrected calibration intercept 0.003; calibration slope 0.957). Conclusions: Comorbidity burden, frailty, and systemic inflammation each provided independent prognostic information for 30-day mortality in older ED patients. Although CCI was the strongest individual predictor, the integrated model achieved the highest observed discrimination. 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