Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 18, 2026
High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities
Published on: November 15, 2013
[Not Available]
Carmen Martín Castro1, Milagros Gil Ortega, Francisco Javier Gómez Jiménez
1Unidad de Investigación. Empresa Pública de Emergencias Sanitarias. Armilla. Granada. España.
Objective:
To determine the occult mortality in the extra-hospital setting.
Patients And Method:
Retrospective study included patients who required health care using the Andalusian Emergency Services from January 2002 to June 2002 and who remained at home or were transferred to an Emergency department of a hospital in a normal ambulance as they were not considered to be in need of emergency assistance.
Results:
Of the 562 patients who met the inclusion criteria of this study, 17 patients died after this care, which was an occult mortality of 3%, 8 of whom had remained at home.
Conclusions:
The occult mortality in this study is not insignificant; it affects all ages and is mainly due to respiratory disorders.
