Are cause of death data for Shanghai fit for purpose? A retrospective study of medical records.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the quality of cause of death reporting in Shanghai for both hospital and home deaths.

Design and setting

Medical records review (MRR) to independently establish a reference data set against which to compare original and adjusted diagnoses from a sample of three tertiary hospitals, one secondary level hospital and nine community health centres in Shanghai.

Participants

1757 medical records (61% males, 39% females) of deaths that occurred in these sample sites in 2017 were reviewed using established diagnostic standards.

Interventions

None.

Primary outcome

Original underlying cause of death (UCOD) from medical facilities.

Secondary outcome

Routine UCOD assigned from the Shanghai Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) sy

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8852669 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature