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Table 2 Summary case review by physicians for hospital record and verbal autopsy

From: Diagnostic accuracy of WHO verbal autopsy tool for ascertaining causes of neonatal deaths in the urban setting of Pakistan: a hospital-based prospective study

 

Hospital record

Verbal autopsy

Reviewed cases by both reviewers

626

626

Consensus observed between both reviewers

494 (78.9)

461 (73.6)

Discrepant cases reviewed by third reviewers and finalized

132

165

Expert decision-Similar with any of the two reviewer

127

146

Expert decision-Different with both the reviewer

5

19

Causes of neonatal deaths similar in hospital and verbal autopsy

514 (82.1)