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. 2008 Jan;23(1):7-10.
doi: 10.1016/S1134-282X(08)70460-3. Epub 2008 Oct 11.

Mortalidad oculta en el ámbito extrahospitalario

[Article in Spanish]
Carmen Martín Castro  1 , Milagros Gil Ortega, Francisco Javier Gómez Jiménez, Fermina Macías Rodríguez, Justo Cabrera Iboleón
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Mortalidad oculta en el ámbito extrahospitalario

[Article in Spanish]
Carmen Martín Castro et al. Rev Calid Asist. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the occult mortality in the extra-hospital setting.

Patients and method: Retrospective study included patients who required health care using the Andalusian Emergency Services from January 2002 to June 2002 and who remained at home or were transferred to an Emergency department of a hospital in a normal ambulance as they were not considered to be in need of emergency assistance.

Results: Of the 562 patients who met the inclusion criteria of this study, 17 patients died after this care, which was an occult mortality of 3%, 8 of whom had remained at home.

Conclusions: The occult mortality in this study is not insignificant; it affects all ages and is mainly due to respiratory disorders.

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