Fatal algorithm

An algorithm has been developed to capture cases which indicate that the patient died even if it was not necessarily due to the reaction. A case is considered fatal when any of the following is reported in the corresponding structured fields:

• a death date

• a cause of death

• a cause of death after autopsy

• an autopsy was performed

• seriousness classified as death

• at least one “fatal” reaction outcome

• at least one reaction considered a "fatal" term (e.g. Completed suicide, Death neonatal, Sudden infant death syndrome. For a complete list, contact Uppsala Monitoring Centre)

Note that not all the above scenarios are available for every reporting format.