Emergency Department Deaths in a Nigerian University Hospital: Deaths Too Many
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An audit of deaths in the emergency room in the University College Hospital Ibadan.
INTRODUCTION Death rates in the accident and emergency department may be a reflection of the quality of care in the hospital. Trauma related mortality is a significant cause of preventable death. METHOD A retrospective study was conducted in the accident and emergency department of the University College Hospital Ibadan (Nigeria) using the hospital records to determine the pattern of mortalit...
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عنوان ژورنال: West Indian Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0043-3144
DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2013.281