[Validity of the final diagnosis in the discharge reports of deceased patients in a teaching department of internal medicine].
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.
Viana Alonso
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Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.
Delgado Cirerol
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de la Morena Fernández
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D002423:Cause of Death; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003644:Death Certificates; D003933:Diagnosis; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D010351:Patient Discharge
Validez de los diagnósticos finales de los informes de alta de los enfermos fallecidos en un servicio de Medicina Interna Docente.