Deaths in Acute Hospitals: Caring to the End?

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Deaths in Acute Hospitals: Caring to the End?

November 25, 2009

Cooper H, Findlay G, Goodwin APL, et al. London, UK: National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death; November 2009. ISBN: 9780956088222.

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This United Kingdom report analyzed more than 2000 cases of in-hospital patient deaths and found weaknesses in care coordination, communication across teams, and senior-level clinician oversight.

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