Audit of Early Mortality among Patients Admitted to the General Medical Ward at a District Hospital in Botswana

• Main Authors: Colleen Kershaw (Author), Margaret Williams (Author), Saikiran Kilaru (Author), Rebecca Zash (Author), Kitenge Kalenga (Author), Felly Masole (Author), Roger Shapiro (Author), Tomer Barak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Mortality among adult general medical admissions has been reported to be high across sub-Saharan Africa, yet there is a paucity of literature on causes of general medical inpatient mortality and quality-related factors that may contribute to the high incidence of deaths. Based on a prior...