Table 3 Types and frequency of errors in the death certification before and after the educational intervention.
Type of Error | Pre-interventionn (%) | Post-interventionn (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Listing the mechanism of death without an underlying disease as the cause of death | 71 (42.6) | 4 (2.4) | <0.0001 |
Improper temporal sequencing of events | 31 (18.7) | 1 (0.6) | <0.0001 |
Listing two causally unrelated, etiologically specific diseases as the cause of death | 10 (6.0) | 5 (3.0) | 0.290 |
Use of abbreviations as a mean of identifying diseases | 9 (5.4) | 5 (3.0) | 0.413 |
Listing the mechanism of death followed by the proper underlying cause of death | 22 (13.3) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |
Listing the cause of death in Part II (as one of other conditions contributing to the death but not causally related to the immediate cause of death) | 46 (27.7) | 5 (3.0) | <0.0001 |