Table 4

Immediate causes of death diagnosed for people discharged home to die (May 2013 to March 2015)

Bach Mai
Frequency (%)
Viet Duc
Frequency (%)
Total
Frequency (%)
Causes of death
 Traumatic cerebral oedema0 (0)555 (37)555 (21)
 Brain compression0 (0)409 (28)409 (15)
 Septic shock233 (20)105 (7)338 (13)
 Intra-cerebral haemorrhage234 (20)0 (0)234 (9)
 Intentional self-poisoning99 (9)0 (0)99 (4)
 Pneumonia79 (7)1 (<1)80 (3)
 Cerebral infarction55 (5)3 (<1)58 (2)
 Gastrointestinal bleeding56 (5)0 (0)56 (2)
 Hypovolemic shock1 (<1)53 (4)54 (2)
 Deaths from other causes396 (34)360 (24)756 (29)
Total1153 (100)1486 (100)2639 (100)