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Comparison of military and civilian methods for determining potentially preventable deaths: a systematic review.

May 23, 2018

Janak JC, Sosnov JA, Bares JM, et al. JAMA Surg. 2018;153(4):367-375.

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This systematic review compared military mortality reviews to nonmilitary studies of pre- or in-hospital mortality reviews. The authors note widely varying review processes, data inclusion, and preventability assessment, and recommend standardization of definitions and processes in order to reduce bias.

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