| Death certification in a teaching hospital--a one year review. | |
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PMID: 19806826 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Death certification is believed to be very poor and inaccurate in most of the health institutions in India. A hospital based study on assessing the accuracy in completing the medical certificates of cause of death was conducted in Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal during September to December 2007. Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD) from the Medical Record Section for the period from 1st January up to 31st December, 2006 were audited for errors committed in completing the certificates. Data extracted using a proforma--age, sex, date of death, causes of death as recorded, department. Major error was observed in 38.3% and minor error was observed in 77.6% of the MCCD. Mechanism of death was listed as the cause of death in 21.9% of the certificates. The most prevalent type of error was the absence of time intervals (65.3%). |
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Authors:
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K Shantibala; B S Akoijam; L Usharani; H N Singh; J Laishram; Th Achouba Singh |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Indian journal of public health Volume: 53 ISSN: 0019-557X ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Public Health Publication Date: 2009 Jan-Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-07 Completed Date: 2009-10-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400673 Medline TA: Indian J Public Health Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 31-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Community Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal. shantibaladr@yahoo.com |
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Cause of Death Death Certificates* Hospitals, Teaching* Humans Medical Audit |
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