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Table 1 Cause of death statement of a death certificate with examples

From: Errors in cause-of-death statement on death certificates in intensive care unit of Kathmandu, Nepal

Cause of death

Part I

(ICOD)

a) Acute renal failure due to or as consequences of:

 

b) Hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma due to or as consequences of:

(UCOD)

c) Diabetic mellitus Type 2

Part II

(OSC)

Hypertension, Chronic bronchitis