Table 2.
First author and ref. no. | Trauma mechanism | TP/TP + FN | Agreement on cause of death (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Rutty [34] | Various | 5/5 | 100 |
Paperno [33] | Various | 9/11 | 82 |
Hoey [29] | Various | 10/12 | 83 |
Thali [35]a | Various | 19/41 | 46 |
Leth [30] | Various | 14/16 | 88 |
Harcke [28] | GSW | 13/13 | 100 |
Levy [31] | GSW | 13/13 | 100 |
Andematten [25] | GSW | 17/22 | 77 |
Aghayev [24] | Blunt chest trauma | –/– | 85 |
Christe [26] | Drowning | 10/10 | 100 |
Yen [38] | Neurotrauma | 19/24 | 79 |
Yen [36] | Head + neck trauma | 2/4 | 50 |
GSW gunshot wounds, TP causes of death diagnosed with PMCT, FN causes of death diagnosed with autopsy and overseen on PMCT, Various mixed trauma mechanisms
aMultiple causes of death per patient possible