Causes of sudden natural non-traumatic death: A medico-legal autopsy study
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Forensic Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Sudden natural deaths undoubtedly constitute a significant portion of deaths which undergo autopsy for investigation of death. In all such cases, an autopsy is necessary to obviate the possibility of unnatural deaths, escaping investigation. Therefore, medico-legal autopsy based study of SNNDs was decided to determine causes of population involved. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, S. V. N. Government Medical College, Yavatmal during 1st October, 2010 to 31st August, 2012. During the study period, a total of 1711 medico-legal autopsies were performed by the department, of which 125 (7.3%) cases were of SNND. The detailed post mortem examination was conducted to establish cause of death. Results: Maximum i.e. 41 (32.8%) cases were of cardiovascular causes followed by 32 (25.6%) due to respiratory causes. 17 (13.6%) cases were of central nervous causes, 20 (16%) were of gastrointestinal causes, 05 (04%) due to genitourinary causes and 10 (08%) were of miscellaneous causes. Out of cardiovascular causes, coronary artery disease contributed for 80.4% of cases. Conclusion: Statistics on causes of death in SNND may be employed in explaining trends and differentials in overall mortality, indicating priorities for health action and the allocation of resources. They are also helpful in designing intervention programmes, and in assessment and monitoring of public health problems and programmes.
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Radhey R Khetre, Rahul B Umbare
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