Impact of an educational intervention on errors in death certification: An observational study from the intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Afzal Azim (Author), Parikshit Singh (Author), Parmeet Bhatia (Author), Arvind K Baronia (Author), Mohan Gurjar (Author), Banani Poddar (Author), Ratender K Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: A high incidence of errors occur while filling up death certificates in hospitals. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of an educational intervention on errors in death certification in an intensive care unit (ICU). Patients admitted to ICUs by virtue of being critically...