Q5 – 6: Contributing Cause of Death

*Primary and Contributing Cause(s) of Death
Report the primary and contributing cause(s) of death based on the physician’s determination. If the cause of death is unclear, seek physician clarification to determine the appropriate cause of death.

!Cause of Death Options
Review the Cause of Death Options section for additional information to ensure accurate cause of death reporting.

Questions 5 – 6: Contributing cause of death (check all that apply)

Report any additional causes of death. All contributing causes of death are important for analysis of transplant outcomes. Select all that apply.

If additional details are required, the Specify data field will be answered. Information reported in the Specify field must pertain to the option selected (i.e., an infectious cause of death should be specified for Other infection).

If a cause of death has related questions on the comprehensive report form, report the appropriate data in both locations. For example, if a contributing cause of death was acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), complete the acute GVHD data fields on the comprehensive report form.

Review the examples below on how to report primary and contributing cause of death:

• Example 1: In the 1-year reporting period, a recipient transplanted for AML has relapsed disease that leads to multiple organ failure. In this scenario, the primary cause of death should be captured as relapsed disease, and the contributing cause of death should be reported as multiple organ failure.
• Example 2: A recipient with acute GVHD on immunosuppression develops a fungal infection and then dies. In this scenario, the primary cause of death should be reported as acute GVHD, and the contributing cause of death would be captured as a fungal infection.
  

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