Some opinions of mortality situation in Viet Duc hospital in 1996
- Author:
Nham Manh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mortality
- MeSH:
mortality;
Accidents, Traffic
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2001;11(4):13-17
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Purpose: study particularity of died patients at Viet Duc hospital in 1996. Material - Method: review reports of duty residents (every day), pathological department (monthly report) registered book of General Planning department and medical dossiers. Result: from 1/12/95 to 30/11/96: 458 deaths (52 died before admission), giving overall death rate 2.37%; 91.7% of them are emergent cases. Causes: traumatology 338 cases (73.7%) including traffic injury (81.3%), and pathology condition 120 cases (26.2%). Causes of death: polytraumatology, head injury, hear and vessel operation, biliary infectious shock, portal hypertension, bleeding etc. Conclusion: to reduce mortality rate: amelioration of different units coping with emergency, invest medical equipments. For traffic accident: a movement of combined actions of the police, the ministry of transportation, medical profession is needed to inform the public of prevention (traffic law, helmet wearing,...).
