Renal failure
Certification of renal failure
Where renal failure is entered on the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, identify:
- If the renal failure was acute, chronic or end-stage. If known, put the stage of kidney disease (e.g. chronic kidney disease stage 4).
- The cause of the renal failure if known.
The following example shows how renal failure may be certified on the MCCD. The cause of the renal failure is clearly certified.
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Example of a completed Medical Certificate of Cause of Death. The certificate contains 6 lines for completion separated into two parts. Part 1, line A for the disease or condition leading directly to death. Part 1 lines B, C, D and E for antecedent causes which are morbid conditions, if any, giving rise to the above cause, stating the underlying condition last. Part 2 of the certificate is a single line for other significant conditions contributing to the death but not directly related to the disease or condition causing it. For both Part 1 and Part 2 there is a column to record the approximate interval between onset and death for the conditions on each line.
The certificate is filled out as follows:
- Part 1(a): End stage renal failure. Approximate interval between onset and death: 1 week
- Part 1(b): Focal glomerular sclerosis. Approximate interval between onset and death: 2 years
- Part 1(c): Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Approximate interval between onset and death: 70 years
- Part 1(d): Blank. Approximate interval between onset and death: Blank
- Part 2: Cigarette smoking. Approximate interval between onset and death: 40 years