Background: Mortality review committees are charged with identifying areas of potential improvement, with the goal of decreasing preventable death. This laudable aim is accompanied by secondary goals of interest to the organization like improving diagnostic error, fostering teamwork, optimizing information technology, or supporting other quality improvement efforts. At our institution, we developed an interdisciplinary mortality [...]

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old Japanese man presented with a 5-month history of bilateral leg edema. He visited his family doctor 3 months ago and started taking furosemide, but the symptom didn’t improve. His past medical history included chronic atrial fibrillation. He reported malaise, constipation and weight gain but denied fever or night sweats. On admission, [...]