Table 7 Association of errors in death certificates with various factors (N = 204)
From: Errors in cause-of-death statement on death certificates in intensive care unit of Kathmandu, Nepal
Variables | Errors in death certificate | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Absent n (%) | Present n (%) | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 25 (20.2 %) | 99 (79.8 %) | 0.543 |
Female | 19 (23.8 %) | 61 (76.2 %) | |
Age in years | |||
14 – 30 | 8 (33.3 %) | 16 (66.7 %) | 0.122 |
30 – 45 | 11(34.4 %) | 21 (65.6 %) | |
45 – 60 | 7 (14.3 %) | 42 (85.7 %) | |
60 – 75 | 11 (18 %) | 50 (82 %) | |
>75 | 7 (18.4 %) | 31 (81.6 %) | |
ICU stay in days | |||
< 3 | 33 (22.4 %) | 114 (77.6 %) | 0.779 |
3 – 6 | 6 (22.2 %) | 21 (77.8 %) | |
> 6 | 5 (16.7 %) | 25 (83.3 %) | |
Sepsis classification | |||
No sepsis | 7 (50.0 %) | 7 (50.0 %) | 0.003* |
Infection/SIRS/Sepsis | 9 (36.0 %) | 16 (64.0 %) | |
MODS | 28 (17.0 %) | 137 (83.0 %) | |
Chronic Organ Failure | |||
Absent | 32 (26.7 %) | 88 (73.3 %) | 0.034* |
Present | 12 (14.3 %) | 72 (85.7 %) | |
Time of death | |||
Day – evening | 34 (25.6 %) | 99 (74.4 %) | 0.058 |
Night time | 10 (14.1 %) | 61 (85.9 %) | |