Exploring contributing factors to fatalities occurring within an emergency department: a qualitative analysis informed by root cause analysis principles

BMC Emergency Medicine · Published 2026-08-04 · DOI 10.1186/s12873-026-01712-7

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Abolfazl Ghahramani, Ebrahim Hassani, Farzin Rezazadeh, Iraj Mohebbi

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2026

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Ghahramani, A., Hassani, E., Rezazadeh, F., et al. (2026). Exploring contributing factors to fatalities occurring within an emergency department: a qualitative analysis informed by root cause analysis principles. BMC Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01712-7

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