Validity of the final diagnosis in the discharge reports of deceased patients in a teaching department of internal medicine
Viana Alonso, A.; Delgado Cirerol, V.; de la Morena Fernández, J.
Revista Clinica Espanola 191(6): 323-324
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0014-2565 PMID: 1470725 Document Number: 394125
In a transversal study with an observation period from January 1982 to December 1988, final diagnostics validity in discharge from hospital reports was analyzed, in those patients deceased in a Teaching Internal Medicine Department. We underline the use of terms such as "cardiorespiratory stop" or "possible, probable or could not be ruled out" as final diagnosis in 28.81% on the discharge from hospital reports in 812 deceased patients.