RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL AND IN -HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE.
A retrospective study of forensic autopsies was carried out in the time interval January 2007 to December 2012 at the Forensic Pathology Service, Catania, south Italy, with a reference population of 3 000 000 inhabitants. During the study period, 1346 forensic autopsies were performed, including...
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Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici
2015-04-01
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| description | A retrospective study of forensic autopsies was carried out in the time interval January
2007 to December 2012 at the Forensic Pathology Service, Catania, south Italy, with a
reference population of 3 000 000 inhabitants. During the study period, 1346 forensic
autopsies were performed, including 223 (16.57%) sudden/unexpected deaths.
Among the latter, 116 fulfilled the criteria of out-of-hospital (Group A) and 107 were
in-hospital (Group B) sudden/unexpected deaths with suspected medical malpractice
and/or a professional liability claim.
In Group A, coronary artery disease was the most common cause of death (N=67;
57.65 %), followed by cardiomyopathies (N=19, 16.38%) and myocarditis (N= 6;
17%). In Group B, coronary artery disease (N=32, 29.91%), post-procedural or postsurgical
complications (N=30, 28.04%), pulmonary thromboembolism (N= 17;
15.89%) and aortic dissection (N=7, 6.54%) were the main causes of death. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f364d42032b9485a8c6f85fac2e62bc42022-12-22T02:50:55ZengAssociazione Italiana Giovani MediciEuromediterranean Biomedical Journal2279-71652279-71652015-04-01101417318610.3269/1970-5492.2015.10.14RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL AND IN -HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE.Giovanni Bartoloni0University of CataniaA retrospective study of forensic autopsies was carried out in the time interval January 2007 to December 2012 at the Forensic Pathology Service, Catania, south Italy, with a reference population of 3 000 000 inhabitants. During the study period, 1346 forensic autopsies were performed, including 223 (16.57%) sudden/unexpected deaths. Among the latter, 116 fulfilled the criteria of out-of-hospital (Group A) and 107 were in-hospital (Group B) sudden/unexpected deaths with suspected medical malpractice and/or a professional liability claim. In Group A, coronary artery disease was the most common cause of death (N=67; 57.65 %), followed by cardiomyopathies (N=19, 16.38%) and myocarditis (N= 6; 17%). In Group B, coronary artery disease (N=32, 29.91%), post-procedural or postsurgical complications (N=30, 28.04%), pulmonary thromboembolism (N= 17; 15.89%) and aortic dissection (N=7, 6.54%) were the main causes of death.http://www.embj.org/images/ISSUE_2015/Indorato_14.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Giovanni Bartoloni RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL AND IN -HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE. Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal |
| title | RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL AND IN -HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE. |
| title_full | RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL AND IN -HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE. |
| title_fullStr | RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL AND IN -HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE. |
| title_full_unstemmed | RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL AND IN -HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE. |
| title_short | RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE COMPARISON OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL AND IN -HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE. |
| title_sort | retrospective study on the comparison of out of hospital and in hospital sudden cardiovascular death an italian experience |
| url | http://www.embj.org/images/ISSUE_2015/Indorato_14.pdf |
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