A Five Year Analysis of Sudden Death Cases at A Tertiary Care Hospital in South India – A Postmortem Study

Mehdi, Hajra K; Raju, K N J Prakash; Raghuveer, C. V.

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2018/32473.11285

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“…14,15 Meanwhile, the incidence of sudden natural death in other parts of India is reported as low as 0.74 to as high as 13.5%. 1,2,[16][17][18] Among all cases, males are seen to be affected mostly (80.2%) with an M: F ratio of 4:1. Male predominance in sudden natural deaths was observed in many other similar studies from India and around the globe.…”

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Burden and commonest cause of sudden natural death among medicolegal autopsies in a tertiary care centre: a retrospective study

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Madhab²,

Himangshu³

2021

International Journal of Health Research and Medico-Legal Practice

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Background and aims: Sudden natural death that occurred apparently to a healthy individual sometimes creates suspicions of foul play, thus subjected to medicolegal (ML) examinations. The present study aims to determine the age and sex-specific burden and identify the most typical cause of sudden natural death in ML autopsies at a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A retrospective study were conducted in the

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