Choking together with aspiration of gastric contents: rare form of maternal death

Abstract Background The common causes of early postpartum maternal deaths are cardiomyopathies, obstetric hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, and sepsis. However, a maternal death from choking together with aspiration of gastric contents is a rare occurrence to be diagnosed at the autopsy examinatio...

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Main Authors: Amal Nishantha Vadysinghe, Tharanga Bandara Nayakarathne, Ilangarathne Banda, Ranasinghe Arachchilage Erandathi Isuru Perera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-022-00318-x