| Natural, unexpected deaths: reliability of a presumptive diagnosis. | |
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PMID: 20002277 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We retrospectively analyzed 100 deaths because of suspicions and concerns expressed by the family. We compared the preautopsy cause of death, as determined by a thorough review of the clinical data and circumstances, to the autopsy-derived cause of death. In the majority (91/100), the preautopsy and postautopsy proximate causes of death were in agreement. In 9%, the autopsy provided information that resulted in a proximate cause of death different than anticipated. In four instances, the manner of death also was incorrect and was determined to be an accident rather than the originally presumed natural. No homicide or suicide would have been misclassified. In another nine instances, where the premortem and postmortem proximate causes of death were in agreement, the autopsy provided a specific mechanism of death. With a quality initial medicolegal death investigation, a subset of sudden deaths in adults may be reliably certified without an autopsy. |
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Authors:
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James R Gill; Irini A Scordi-Bello |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-12-02 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of forensic sciences Volume: 55 ISSN: 1556-4029 ISO Abbreviation: J. Forensic Sci. Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-23 Completed Date: 2010-09-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375370 Medline TA: J Forensic Sci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 77-81 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner and Department of Forensic Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. jgill@ocme.nyc.gov |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Autopsy / statistics & numerical data Cause of Death* Death Certificates* Death, Sudden / epidemiology, etiology* Female Forensic Pathology Humans Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies |
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