Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Fatal Outcome

Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Fatal Outcomes
  • Outcome, Fatal
  • Outcomes, Fatal

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Indexing Annotation

never IM; used only for individual fatalities: do not confuse with MORTALITY or /mortal, both epidemiological & statistical concepts, or with DEATH, a physiological process; do not use for animal toxicity studies ( = /toxicity); coordinate with specific disease or procedure with no qualifiers (IM); index CASE REPORTS [Publication Type]

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History Note

94

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Previous Indexing

  • specific disease (1966-1993)
  • specific procedure (1966-1993)

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  1. E05.318w.308w.985w.550w.325
  2. N01.224w.935w.698w.201
  3. N06.850w.505.400w.975w.550w.325
  4. N06.850w.520w.308w.985w.550w.325

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fatal Outcome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017809. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017809
  2. Fatal Outcome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68328187