Table 2 |
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Class I discrepancies |
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| Clinical cause of death |
Postmortem findings |
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| Pneumonia |
Myocardium infarction |
| Pneumonia |
Pulmonary oedema/ischaemic heart disease |
| Pneumonia |
Pulmonary embolism |
| Pneumonia Post-oesophagectomy |
Tracheogastric fistula |
| Aspiration pneumonia Multiorgan failure |
Bleeding oesophageal varices |
| Multiorgan failure |
Myocardial Infarction |
| Septic shock |
Myocardial infarction |
| Multiorgan failure |
Bowel infarction |
| Hepatitis |
Inferior vena cava thrombosis |
| Multiorgan failure ?Lymphoma |
Sepsis/perirenal abscess |
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Shown are the findings in the 10 patients with class I discrepancies. Class I discrepancies represent major missed diagnoses in which knowledge of the postmortem findings might have altered treatment and/or prolonged survival. |
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Perkins et al. Critical Care 2003 7:R129 doi:10.1186/cc2359 |
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