Open AccessMagnitude and leading causes of in-hospital mortality at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, northern Nigeria: A 4-year prospective analysis
Author(s) -
Zubairu Iliyasu,
IS Abubakar,
Auwal Umar Gajida
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i4.61964
Subject(s) - medicine , mortality rate , pediatrics , jaundice , asphyxia , population , cause of death , bronchopneumonia , disease , environmental health
Population based mortality data are scarce especially in developing countries including Nigeria. Despite its limitations, hospital mortality analysis assesses the quality of health-care delivery and provides a proximate measure of mortality. We reviewed the magnitude and causes of death among in-patients in a tertiary hospital in northern Nigeria.