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Factors surrounding deaths for patients who died without a recorded serious adverse event (non-precedented deaths) in the database.
| Registry deaths with no recorded serious adverse occurrences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cause of death on chart review | Overall Cohort n= 132 | Deaths after 48 hours |
| Withdrawal of care | 67 (51%) | 41 (70%) |
| Brain Death | 48 (36%) | 14 (22%) |
| DNR on admission | 9 (7%) | 3 (5%) |
| Progression of injury | 8 (6%) | 2 (3%) |
| Serious adverse occurrence on chart review | 11 (8%) | 8 (13%) |
