Study of sudden gastrointestinal deaths: An autopsy study

Hugar, Basappa S; Harish, S; Girishchandra, Y P; Jayanth, SH

doi:10.1177/0025802413491246

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“…Fourthly, there was sudden gastrointestinal death as was reported from India [12]. In 49-yeer-old Japanese [13], death from gastric rupture had occurred in a public lavatory.…”

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Hypothesis on the Forensic Recognition of Cases "Brought in Dead" and Others "Brought in Dying"

Onuigbo¹

2018

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The best known forensic cases are those "Brought in Dead," i.e., BID. Perhaps, there is need to appreciate other cases marked by reaching the hospital but dying there, i.e., "Brought in Dying." Examples of the latter need both recognition and documentation. This was achieved in the present paper concerning members of the Igbo Ethnic Group who are domiciled in South Eastern Nigeria. It is hypothesized that there should be wider knowledge of the phenomenon of "Brought in Dying.

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“…Fourthly, there was sudden gastrointestinal death as was reported from India [12]. In 49-yeer-old Japanese [13], death from gastric rupture had occurred in a public lavatory.…”

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confidence: 84%

Hypothesis on the Forensic Recognition of Cases "Brought in Dead" and Others "Brought in Dying"

Onuigbo¹

2018

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“…In some case studies, gastrointestinal diseases are a less common cause of SUD compared to other conditions. 29 For example, one study in Bangalore, India 15 highlighted how 62 cases out of a total of 291 SUDs were provoked by gastrointestinal diseases and, amongst these, the most common autopsy finding was cirrhosis in which death occurred due to a variceal bleed (45.1%). Similarly, the present study confirmed this data: out of 39 deaths due to gastrointestinal complications, 16 cases (41.2%) were provoked by a haemorrhagic shock due to the rupture of oesophageal varices.…”

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Sudden unexpected non-cardiac death in the Genoa Medico-Legal District: A six year study (2014–2019) and literature review

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Sudden death is described as a natural but unexpected death occurring within one hour from the onset of the patient’s final symptoms. Despite cardiac disease being recognised as the cause of death in most people, sudden and unexpected death can also be non-cardiac related. Often a natural but sudden death is not subject to an autopsy, but only to an external examination, and this runs the risk of wrongly attributing the death to a cardiac cause. The present review is a retrospective-observational study which looks into the cases of sudden non-cardiac death recorded in the Genoa District (Italy) from 2014 to 2019 and investigated through complete autopsy examinations. Amongst these cases, 39 (31.5%) were attributable to gastrointestinal diseases, mostly due to the rupture of oesophageal varices; 39 (31.5%) to respiratory diseases, especially pulmonary infections; 31 (25%) to peripheral vascular disease, mostly attributable to pulmonary thromboembolisms or the acute dissection of aneurysms whilst the remaining 15 cases (12%) were attributable to intracranial haemorrhages.

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“…The principal causes of sudden unexpected death vary in different age groups. 1 The predominant causes of sudden unexpected death in adults and the elderly are atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and hypertension. 2 Sudden unexpected death in infancy is usually caused by infections or sudden infant death syndrome.…”

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“…This article discusses the various congenital and acquired gastrointestinal conditions 1,2,4–63 that have resulted in sudden unexpected death. The possible lethal mechanisms behind each condition, along with any associated risk factors or secondary diseases, are described in detail.…”

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Gastrointestinal causes of sudden unexpected death: A review

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Gastrointestinal conditions are a less common cause of sudden unexpected death when compared to other conditions such as cardiovascular conditions, but they are equally important. Various congenital and acquired gastrointestinal conditions that have resulted in sudden unexpected death are discussed. The possible lethal mechanisms behind each condition, along with any associated risk factors or secondary diseases, have been described. Through this article, we aim to highlight the need for physicians to prevent death in such conditions by ensuring that subclinical cases are diagnosed correctly before it is too late and by providing timely and efficacious treatment to the patient concerned. In addition, this review would certainly benefit the forensic pathologist while dealing with cases of sudden unexpected death due to gastrointestinal causes. This article is a review of the major gastrointestinal causes of sudden unexpected death. In addition, related fatal cases encountered occasionally in forensic autopsy practice are also included. There are several unusual and rare causes of life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding that may lead to sudden unexpected death to cover all the entities in detail. Nevertheless, this article is a general guide to the topic of gastrointestinal causes of sudden unexpected death.

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Study of sudden gastrointestinal deaths: An autopsy study

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Hypothesis on the Forensic Recognition of Cases "Brought in Dead" and Others "Brought in Dying"

Hypothesis on the Forensic Recognition of Cases "Brought in Dead" and Others "Brought in Dying"

Sudden unexpected non-cardiac death in the Genoa Medico-Legal District: A six year study (2014–2019) and literature review

Gastrointestinal causes of sudden unexpected death: A review

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