Sudden unexpected death from natural diseases: Fifteen years' experience with 484 cases in Seychelles.

Authors :: Zhao P
Wang JG
Gao P
Li X
Brewer R
Source :: Journal of forensic and legal medicine [J Forensic Leg Med] 2016 Jan; Vol. 37, pp. 33-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Nov 02.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: The aim of this study is to identify and subclassify sudden natural death (sudden death from natural diseases) cases in Seychelles. A total of 484 sudden natural death cases with autopsy at the Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Victoria Hospital, Seychelles between 1997 through 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Among them, 363 cases (75%) were male and 121 (25%) were female. The most frequent sudden deaths were attributed to cardiovascular diseases (78.5%), and then followed by infectious diseases (9.9%), and gastrointestinal diseases (9.1%). This is the largest population-based study on sudden natural deaths in Seychelles.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.)

Full Text Access

Tools