Medicolegal Autopsies In Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Etebu, EN; Nwosu, SO

doi:10.4314/njotra.v2i1.29200

Cited by 4 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The commonest indication for coroner's autopsy in this study was SUND which accounted for 65.5% of all cases. These findings are at variance with Aligbe et al's [10] 2 year prospective study of coroner's autopsy between 1996 and 1997 which found unnatural deaths (accidents, homicides, and suicides) to be the commonest indication for medicolegal autopsies.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 63%

“…RTA constituted the majority of accidental deaths (88.7%) just like in other studies. [16] RTA was also the commonest cause of accidental death in the series by Aligbe et al [10] and Amakiri. [8] Earlier reports have attributed the high RTA rates to the poor condition of roads and vehicles.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 89%

“…A previous study from Benin was a 2-year prospective study covering the two major tertiary hospitals in Benin. [10] The aim of this study is to determine and classify the pattern of medicolegal deaths seen in a teaching hospital setting in Benin City and compare findings with previous works. The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) is the only teaching hospital in Benin City, midwestern Nigeria.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[2] Various categories of medicolegal deaths have being studied in Nigeria. These include the works of Roche [5] in Lagos (1957), Asuni [6] in Ibadan (1962), Odesanmi [7] in Ife (1982), Amakiri [8] in Ibadan (1997), Nwosu [9] in Ife (1998), Aligbe [10] et al in Benin City (2002) and Etebu [11] in Port Harcourt (2003). This present study, although a retrospective one, covers a 20 year period and is teaching a hospital based study.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

A 20 year retrospective analysis of medicolegal deaths in a tertiary hospital setting in Nigeria

Akhiwu¹,

Nwafor²,

Igbe³

2013

Niger J Clin Pract

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 63%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

A 20 year retrospective analysis of medicolegal deaths in a tertiary hospital setting in Nigeria

Akhiwu¹,

Nwafor²,

Igbe³

2013

Niger J Clin Pract

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This result was in concordance with the studies conducted by Ibadan and Port Harcourt et al where the male preponderance, with a male to female ratio was found to be 1.9:1. 13,14 In a study conducted by Odesamni and Akhiwu et al, few cases of suicide were observed accounting for 0.5% of coroners autopsies performed. The rate of suicide in this study is similar to findings from other studies in Nigeria.…”

Section: The Brief Description Of Cases Is As Followsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comprehensive Study of Deaths due to Railway Accidents Reported at a Tertiary Care Hospital Mortuary during the Period of January to December 2015

Moses¹,

Ammani²

2019

IJCMR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: Cities are locations having a high level of accumulation and concentration of economic activities and are complex spatial structures that are supported by transport systems. The evolution of mass rapid transport system in the form of suburban railway network has increased railway casualties in the cities as the railroads pass through residential and commercial zones. Hence, the aim of the present study was to assess the analysis of death due to railway accidents in a tertiary care hospital. Material and Methods: During the study period, total 5240 autopsies were conducted in Osmania General Hospital Mortuary, out of which 474 were due to railway accidents. All the findings of autopsy report were noted and relevant photos at the time of autopsy were taken. In relevant cases, wherever necessary the organ were collected and was sent for histopathological examination. Autopsy on all cases of deaths due to railway accidents conducted at Mortuary, Osmania General Hospital in 2015 were included in the present study. Results: Maximum fatalities were reported among third decade of life i.e. 31-40 years followed by second and fourth decade i.e. 21-30 years. Lowest number of fatalities was reported from eighth and first decade of life i.e. 81-90 years. In accidental cases cause of death in most of the cases is multiple injuries, followed by head injury and head injury associated with other injuries. Conclusion: Highest number of accidents happened while crossing the railway track, followed by people lying on the track or jumping in front of a moving train. In suicidal deaths most of the cases were due to decapitation, followed by crush injuries. About 7 cases of traumatic transection were reported during the period of study.

show abstract

The Magnitude of Medicolegal Postmortem that Turned Out to be Natural Deaths at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Azeke

Imasogie

2022

Journal of West African College of Surgeons

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The periodic determination of the degree to which coroner’s postmortems done for medicolegal purpose turns out to be natural death is desirable because of its usefulness to health administrators in making policies that may ultimately help in focusing on the prevention/management of the causes of natural death at that particular point in time. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the causes of natural death by a retrospective analysis of coroner’s postmortem cases carried out on patients ages 19 years and above who died from natural causes. Materials and Methods: A 3-year period, retrospective postmortem study was carried out at the Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital on 530 medicolegal postmortem cases ages 19 and above who died from natural causes. Results: Natural deaths were observed in 530 cases of medicolegal postmortems. Their age ranged from 19 years to 104 years with a mean age and standard deviation of 52.82 ± 16.71 years. Cardiovascular system diseases were the most common causes of natural deaths with hypertensive heart disease being the most common underlining cause. Infections and diseases of the respiratory, gastrointestinal system/hepatic, central nervous and endocrine systems were also noteworthy. Conclusions: Most causes of natural deaths were in the middle ages with the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) accounting for a significant proportion. To reduce premature death from NCDs by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) is promoting its prevention and management. It is our desire that our health administrators would adopt this WHO model incorporating postmortem-based data for planning of medical services.

show abstract

Medicolegal Autopsies In Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

References 0 publications

A 20 year retrospective analysis of medicolegal deaths in a tertiary hospital setting in Nigeria

A 20 year retrospective analysis of medicolegal deaths in a tertiary hospital setting in Nigeria

A Comprehensive Study of Deaths due to Railway Accidents Reported at a Tertiary Care Hospital Mortuary during the Period of January to December 2015

The Magnitude of Medicolegal Postmortem that Turned Out to be Natural Deaths at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About